Unutterably Silly Quiz

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by drjd

23. What is the longest word in the English language?

language

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by drjd

11. In a certain word the letter L is in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end. There is only one L in the word. What is this peculiar word?

intelsat

[doubleshuffle]

19. quick and short

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

2. Women
3. Psychiatrist, Psychic, Psychotic

4. subtle

7. wholesome

8. shone

10. Yes.

12. sioux

13. appropriateness?

16. envelope

20. nineteen

2. Correct.
3. Correct.
4. Subtle is Ok, but you need two more words to gain a full point. You get 1/3 point.
7. Correct.
8. Ok, you get one point, however, the original idea was 'Stone'.
10. Yes, there is. But what is that?
12. Umm.. technically it could be right, but its very uncommon word, since I had to Google it (and mostly everyone will have to), you are not getting a point.
13. Again correct. However the original word was Pre-ten-tiousness. One point.
16. How come?
20. I think that may be a good guess, but its more or less a jugglery, So no point for now.

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pdurrant - 5.1/3 points.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

12. sixty
4. lamb, comb, numb
5. cruise
15. monosyllable

12. Yes, that is the correct word! Far better than Sioux.
4. I think you get remaining 2/3 point. However, the original thought was meant for Doubt, debt and subtle.
5. Ok, you are technically correct. Original word was Plaid.
15. You are right. Monosyllable. Take away mo, and no-syllable remains.

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pdurrant - 5.1/3 points
doubleshuffle - 3.2/3 points

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

23. language

Nope.

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pdurrant - 5.1/3 points
doubleshuffle - 3.2/3 points

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

11. intelsat

Nope, but good wordsmithery.

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pdurrant - 5.1/3 points
doubleshuffle - 3.2/3 points

[drjd]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

19. quick and short

Yes and yes!

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pdurrant - 5.1/3 points
doubleshuffle - 4.2/3 points

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by drjd

16. How come?

This is an old chestnut. When one writes to someone on paper, that's a letter. Letters get put in envelopes

So envelope is the word in the English language that contains the greatest number of letters!

[drjd]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

This is an old chestnut. When one writes to someone on paper, that's a letter. Letters get put in envelopes

So envelope is the word in the English language that contains the greatest number of letters!

Very interesting logic. Definitely karma-worthy but not point-worthy.

[orlok]

16. Alphabet?

[orlok]

1. What word of six letters contains six words besides itself, without transposing any of its letters?

Stretching it a bit here: allows?

a
all
low
lows
allow
ow

[orlok]

9. What word, when deprived of one of its letters, makes you sick?

Will? (Ill)

[orlok]

23. What is the longest word in the English language?

I suspect there is a trick to this question, but I've waited most of my life to answer this one:

floccinaucinihilipilification!

[drjd]

Originally Posted by orlok

16. Alphabet?

No.