{"id":56693,"date":"2015-07-01T00:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T07:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=56693"},"modified":"2015-07-01T00:09:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T07:09:02","slug":"too-many-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/56693","title":{"rendered":"too many letters?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tHere’s a little teaser for you …<\/p>\n

What’s the only word in the English language to sound exactly the same when you remove four of its five letters?<\/p>\n

Here are some visual hints …<\/p>\n

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National Woman’s Party members with banners during the dedication ceremonies for the Alva E. Belmont House, 1922 via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lined up in Latvia. Photo by russavia via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo of tourists in Jerusalem by Dan Lundberg via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

What do these people all have in common?<\/p>\n

They’re waiting …<\/p>\n

in a line …<\/p>\n

or a …<\/p>\n

queue (a line of people waiting). Pronunciation: Q!<\/p>\n

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