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Tanit

#457565 Thu, 27 Dec 07 04:23 PM

Is an hyphen responsible for turning the 7-letter word into an 8-letter one?

No idea ... I was thinking of birthday, before reading your latest clues ...

Tanit

Joined on Mon, Jul 31 2006

In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea

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Kooyeen

#457606 Thu, 27 Dec 07 07:19 PM

Yankee wrote:

Kooyeen, you should be able to get this one. I'm 100% sure you've seen the word recently.

And I'm 100% sure that if I know it, I definitely don't know it can be spelled two ways. Wink [;)]

I guess we should focus on that. We said it's not a difference between BrE and AmE, so not "ou" spellings. Tanit asked if it's a hyphen that makes a difference.

I would ask if it is actually just a simple difference in spelling and not in pronunciation (ex: progam (AmE) / programme(BrE)) or if it's a completely different way to write it and pronounce it, but both words can be used to express the same concept... like account (7 letters) and username (8 letters).

Kooyeen

Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005

Italy

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If you don't have a sense of humor already, it's about time you buy one.

Difference between, Hyphens, Pronunciation, Spelling

Grammar Geek

#457638 Thu, 27 Dec 07 10:06 PM

Dang, I was going for "username."
Passwords can be changed.

User-ID
I'm SO stumped!

Grammar Geek

Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006

Pennsylvania, USA

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Yankee

#457807 Fri, 28 Dec 07 11:51 AM

Tanit wrote:
Is an hyphen responsible for turning the 7-letter word into an 8-letter one?

No idea ... I was thinking of birthday, before reading your latest clues ...

No, there is no hyphen.

Here is a hint:
The eight-letter spelling contains a C, but the seven-letter spelling does not.

And here is another hint:
The word itself sounds quite similar to a woman's name -- especially when the final syllable is pronounced the "British way". Smile [:)]

Yankee

Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006

Connecticut, USA

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Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

Hyphens, Spelling

Yankee

#457810 Fri, 28 Dec 07 11:57 AM

Kooyeen wrote:
And I'm 100% sure that if I know it, I definitely don't know it can be spelled two ways.
Kooyeen, you have (at least) one of these too!

I guess we should focus on that. We said it's not a difference between BrE and AmE, so not "ou" spellings. Tanit asked if it's a hyphen that makes a difference. No -- no hyphen.

I would ask if it is actually just a simple difference in spelling and not in pronunciation (ex: progam (AmE) / programme(BrE)) or if it's a completely different way to write it and pronounce it, but both words can be used to express the same concept... like account (7 letters) and username (8 letters). One spelling has a C, the other doesn't. Otherwise, the spelling is the same.

Yankee

Difference between, Hyphens, Pronunciation, Spelling

Yankee

#457811 Fri, 28 Dec 07 11:59 AM

You really are quite close to the solution, Grammar Geek!
You really are quite close to the solution, GG!
You really are quite close to the solution, Barb!
Wink [;)]