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Mayhewdrive
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 768
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 4:51 pm: |     |
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. |
Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6286
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 4:56 pm: | |
Bible
Google |
Mayhewdrive
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 769
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:01 pm: | |
nice try, Dave....but NO!  |
dytunck
Citizen
Username: Dytunck
Post Number: 155
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:02 pm: | |
Polish
Dytunck
*** * ** ** * **** * * ** * ** ** ** ******* * * * **** * * ***** * **** **** ******* ****** * * *******
********* *** * ******* ** ****** * * ** ******* *****
******* * ****** * ****** * * ** ***** ** ***** * * * ********** *** **** *** **** ***** *** ******* *** ** ***** ***** *** *****. |
dytunck
Citizen
Username: Dytunck
Post Number: 156
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:02 pm: | |
Sorry,
polish
Dytunck
*** * ** ** * **** * * ** * ** ** ** ******* * * * **** * * ***** * **** **** ******* ****** * * *******
********* *** * ******* ** ****** * * ** ******* *****
******* * ****** * ****** * * ** ***** ** ***** * * * ********** *** **** *** **** ***** *** ******* *** ** ***** ***** *** *****. |
Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6288
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:05 pm: | |
China
china |
Mayhewdrive
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 770
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:19 pm: | |
dytunck wins! Very nice.
Dave---hmm, interesting. I suppose that works, although I think the puzzle also stipulated that the meaning and pronunciation changes. |
dytunck
Citizen
Username: Dytunck
Post Number: 157
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:19 pm: | |
dutch
Dutch
Dytunck
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********* *** * ******* ** ****** * * ** ******* *****
******* * ****** * ****** * * ** ***** ** ***** * * * ********** *** **** *** **** ***** *** ******* *** ** ***** ***** *** *****. |
dytunck
Citizen
Username: Dytunck
Post Number: 158
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:21 pm: | |
chad
Chad
Dytunck
*** * ** ** * **** * * ** * ** ** ** ******* * * * **** * * ***** * **** **** ******* ****** * * *******
********* *** * ******* ** ****** * * ** ******* *****
******* * ****** * ****** * * ** ***** ** ***** * * * ********** *** **** *** **** ***** *** ******* *** ** ***** ***** *** *****. |
Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6289
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:29 pm: | |
Jersey
jersey
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dytunck
Citizen
Username: Dytunck
Post Number: 159
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:30 pm: | |
pound
Pound
state
State
park
Park
seal
Seal
Heck, I give up, there are hundreds.
Dytunck
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Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6290
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 5:37 pm: | |
B-I-N-G-O (all caps -- name of dog in song)
bingo (the game) |
Crazyguggenheim
Citizen
Username: Crazyguggenheim
Post Number: 508
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 6:45 pm: | |
Scotch
scotch
Call me crazy |
Ignatius J
Citizen
Username: Ignatius_j
Post Number: 161
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 7:43 pm: | |
Boy, those French: It's like they have a different word for everything! ----Steve Martin |
kathy
Citizen
Username: Kathy
Post Number: 727
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2004 - 10:54 pm: | |
English
english
Doesn't change its pronunciation, though. Polish/polish is the best. |
ril
Citizen
Username: Ril
Post Number: 174
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 8:58 am: | |
Catholic
catholic |
dytunck
Citizen
Username: Dytunck
Post Number: 160
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 9:05 am: | |
bush
Bush
gore
Gore
dole
Dole
dean
Dean
Dytunck
`'|'`'|'`'|'`' |
John Holl
Citizen
Username: Jgh
Post Number: 139
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 4:27 pm: | |
turkey
"Surrounded by assassins, that's what I am, surrounded by assassins." |
Crazyguggenheim
Citizen
Username: Crazyguggenheim
Post Number: 509
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - 4:33 pm: | |
Cheney
chainee
Rice
rice
Greenspan
green span
Rummy
rummy
Olive Oyl
olive oil
Call me crazy |
Phil
Citizen
Username: Barleyrooty
Post Number: 744
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 - 11:23 am: | |
republican
democratic
or in Britain:
conservative
labour
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Phil
Citizen
Username: Barleyrooty
Post Number: 745
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 - 11:24 am: | |
Poker
poker
Bridge
bridge |
compsy
Citizen
Username: Compsy
Post Number: 112
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2004 - 1:52 am: | |
Catholic
catholic |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 1937
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 9:12 am: | |
Britney's new song:
Toxic
talk sick |
kathy
Citizen
Username: Kathy
Post Number: 746
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 4:28 pm: | |
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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