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This is a word problem! [Solved]
« on: August 08, 2005, 10:36:12 pm »
There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2005, 10:49:30 pm »
Therefore
Herefore
Herefor
Hereor
Heror
Hero
Her
He
H

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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2005, 10:51:20 pm »
H isn't a word.

You don't necessarily have to remove the last letter in the word.
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2005, 10:56:58 pm »
I didn't.

And I knew I was wrong, that's why I made a sad face. :P
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2005, 10:57:27 pm »
I used google.
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2005, 10:57:58 pm »
Quote from: Ergot on August 08, 2005, 10:57:27 pm
I used google.

And still didn't get it? ^_-
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2005, 10:58:19 pm »
startling starting staring string sting sing sin in i
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Quote from: Newby on February 26, 2006, 12:16:58 am
Who gives a damn? I fuck sheep all the time.
Quote from: rabbit on December 11, 2005, 01:05:35 pm
And yes, male both ends.  There are a couple lesbians that need a two-ended dildo...My router just refuses to wear a strap-on.
(05:55:03) JoE ThE oDD: omfg good job i got a boner thinkin bout them chinese bitches
(17:54:15) Sidoh: I love cosmetology

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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2005, 10:59:03 pm »
You still haven't answered.  What's the words between?

And incidentaly, I'm going to make more than one guess: www.javaop.com/~iago/9.txt.  Is one of them right?
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2005, 10:59:43 pm »
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2005, 11:02:30 pm »
BOOO! Google has become to useful of a tool.
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Re: This is a word problem! [Solved]
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2005, 11:12:48 pm »
Yeah, I try to re-word mine so they don't exactly match the online versions that I'm sure are out there

[edit] incidentallly, I wouldn't consider "startling" a "common English word" :P
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