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Date Posted: 03:46:12 04/05/02 Fri
Author: Lion
Author Host/IP: qam1b-sif-86.monroeaccess.net / 12.27.214.87
Subject: I think I have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In reply to: Z 's message, "Re: How bout another hint?" on 06:56:58 04/03/02 Wed

Today has been a rather bad day for me - healthwise - so I have had to sit around dragging down O� and trying to deal with blood pressure that keeps dropping through the bottom of my feet as well as swollen and extremely painful feet and legs. While I sat there sucking up something I used to take for granted, I allowed my mind to use the blackboard I keep there to ponder this puzzle. I have Purposefully not read her post above because I have a feeling it contains the answer. I want to do this on my own. If I am wrong, she can tell me in a reply. ONLY after I find out if I got it right or wrong will I read her post.

Bunny gave us these hints:

1. The letter "I" is the sole remaining letter at the end. (It had to be either "A" or "I" as these two are the only single-letter words in standard conversational common English I know.

2. The initial letter is an "S" (from her hint).

3. Also from her hint, the final letter is "G."

These suggest to me that the word she seeks is a gerund - a verb form that ends in "...ING." If, I am correct, and I think I am, that leaves us with this:

S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ I N G

I began trying letter combinations with this model in front of me. I knew that there had to be at least one more vowel in this word. There are few words in English I know that use all consonants and they are not normally considered to be "standard" English. More often, they are bastardized abbreviations of longer words (e.g.: "bs" and "Ms"). Since Bunny did not mention that the "S," "G" or "I" were repeated in the words I assumed, for starters, that these letters were not repeated in the word she sought.

I sucked in oxygen and contemplated words. Finally, I hit on "Start." The gerund form of "start" contains only wight letters, but... VIOLA! I tried another word that was similar... STARTLE!

There it was.

I think the answer is STARTLING!!

STARTLING
STARTING
STARING
STRING
STING
SING
SIN
IN
I

Am I right?

Bunny, or anyone who has read her post, please let me know. I won't read her post until someone does.

It's a personal challenge thing for me now.

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Replies:

Re: I think I have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO I? -- Dah Lion, 04:13:09 04/05/02 Fri
- Re: I think I have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO I? -- Bunnyhunny, 06:16:15 04/05/02 Fri
  - Re: I think I have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO I? -- Lion, feeling Kingly, 12:49:37 04/05/02 Fri
    - Re: I think I have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO I? -- Bunnyhunny, 13:10:47 04/05/02 Fri
      - Re: I think I have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO I? -- Toe dragging Lion, 18:32:51 04/05/02 Fri