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Another teaser ... Which word?



 
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Another teaser ... Which word? #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:38 am   Another teaser ... Which word?
 

Can you think of a word in the English language (Just the word and not a sentence) that changes its meaning only by adding a comma to it ????

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Another teaser ... Which word? #2 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 18:17 pm   Another teaser ... Which word?
 

Perhaps you should provide a sentence, to indicate what you have in mind; for it could be said that any context will change the meaning of a word.
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Another teaser ... Which word? #3 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 18:38 pm   Another teaser ... Which word?
 

Presumably the comma doesn't follow the word, and therefore must be part of the word.
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Another teaser ... Which word? #4 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 18:40 pm   Another teaser ... Which word?
 

Context has nothing to do with it Cerberus.

Close Dad, very close, but the comma is not part of the word and comes after.
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Another teaser ... Which word? #5 (permalink) Fri Dec 11, 2009 19:23 pm   Another teaser ... Which word?
 

Hmm... I suppose you wouldn't call a smiley a word?
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Another teaser ... Which word? #6 (permalink) Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:55 am   Another teaser ... Which word?
 

No it is not smiley Cerberus ....

Dad is closest so far ...

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