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Old 08-23-2003, 08:03 PM
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Re: From dictionary.com

Quote:
Originally posted by ClassyLady
"Angry" and "hungry" are two words that end in "gry".
There are three words in the English language. What is the
third word? Everyone knows what it means and everyone uses it
every day. Look closely and I have already given you the
third word. What is it?

Answer: "language".

This puzzle has circulated widely on the Internet for some
years, but usually in an abbreviated form such as "Name three
common English words ending in 'gry'", which has no good third
answer.


Maybe I'm dumb, but I still don't get it. How does the word language end in "gry"?
ISOLATE:
There are three words in the English language.

1. The
2. English
3. Language

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