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Mayhewdrive
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Username: Mayhewdrive

Post Number: 768
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 4:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Someone posed this word puzzle to me a while ago & it actually stumped me for a while:

What word in the English language completely changes it's meaning simply by Capitalizing the first letter?

Not sure if there is more than one...I was only able to come up with one.
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Dave
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Username: Dave

Post Number: 6286
Registered: 4-1998


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 4:56 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Bible
Google
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Mayhewdrive
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Username: Mayhewdrive

Post Number: 769
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:01 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

nice try, Dave....but NO!
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dytunck
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Username: Dytunck

Post Number: 155
Registered: 3-2001
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Polish
Dytunck
*** * ** ** * **** * * ** * ** ** ** ******* * * * **** * * ***** * **** **** ******* ****** * * *******
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dytunck
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Username: Dytunck

Post Number: 156
Registered: 3-2001
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry,

polish
Dytunck
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Dave
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Username: Dave

Post Number: 6288
Registered: 4-1998


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

China
china
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Mayhewdrive
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Username: Mayhewdrive

Post Number: 770
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

dytunck wins! Very nice.

Dave---hmm, interesting. I suppose that works, although I think the puzzle also stipulated that the meaning and pronunciation changes.
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dytunck
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Username: Dytunck

Post Number: 157
Registered: 3-2001
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

dutch
Dutch
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dytunck
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Username: Dytunck

Post Number: 158
Registered: 3-2001
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:21 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

chad
Chad
Dytunck
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Dave
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Username: Dave

Post Number: 6289
Registered: 4-1998


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:29 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Jersey
jersey
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dytunck
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Username: Dytunck

Post Number: 159
Registered: 3-2001
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

pound
Pound

state
State

park
Park

seal
Seal

Heck, I give up, there are hundreds.
Dytunck
/\ \ | | | ____
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Dave
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Username: Dave

Post Number: 6290
Registered: 4-1998


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

B-I-N-G-O (all caps -- name of dog in song)
bingo (the game)
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Crazyguggenheim
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Username: Crazyguggenheim

Post Number: 508
Registered: 2-2002


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 6:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Scotch
scotch
Call me crazy
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Ignatius J
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Username: Ignatius_j

Post Number: 161
Registered: 8-2003


Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 7:43 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Boy, those French: It's like they have a different word for everything! ----Steve Martin
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kathy
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Username: Kathy

Post Number: 727
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 10:54 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

English
english

Doesn't change its pronunciation, though. Polish/polish is the best.
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ril
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Username: Ril

Post Number: 174
Registered: 6-2001
Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 8:58 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Catholic
catholic
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dytunck
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Username: Dytunck

Post Number: 160
Registered: 3-2001
Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 9:05 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

bush
Bush

gore
Gore

dole
Dole

dean
Dean


Dytunck
`'|'`'|'`'|'`'
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John Holl
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Username: Jgh

Post Number: 139
Registered: 6-2002


Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 4:27 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

turkey
"Surrounded by assassins, that's what I am, surrounded by assassins."
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Crazyguggenheim
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Username: Crazyguggenheim

Post Number: 509
Registered: 2-2002


Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 4:33 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cheney
chainee

Rice
rice

Greenspan
green span

Rummy
rummy

Olive Oyl
olive oil
Call me crazy
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Phil
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Username: Barleyrooty

Post Number: 744
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 - 11:23 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

republican

democratic


or in Britain:

conservative

labour
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Phil
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Username: Barleyrooty

Post Number: 745
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 - 11:24 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Poker
poker

Bridge
bridge
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compsy
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Username: Compsy

Post Number: 112
Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2004 - 1:52 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Catholic

catholic
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ffof
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Username: Ffof

Post Number: 1937
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 9:12 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Britney's new song:

Toxic
talk sick
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kathy
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Username: Kathy

Post Number: 746
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 4:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The recent Johns Hopkins Magazine had its monthly word games column on this subject. Several that changed pronunciation, such as Dieter (German man's name)/dieter.

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