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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread the incredible shrinking word #2167 05/11/2000 3:57 AM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 112 Auckland, New Zealand David108 member David108 member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 112 Auckland, New Zealand Are there other words which retain their original meaning, even when some letters are removed, like this: FRANGIBLE = FRAGILE = FRAIL Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted the incredible shrinking word David108 05/11/2000 3:57 AM Re: the incredible shrinking word AnnaStrophic 05/11/2000 10:20 AM Re: the incredible shrinking word shanks 05/11/2000 3:28 PM Re: the incredible shrinking word tsuwm 05/11/2000 3:56 PM Re: the incredible shrinking word Jackie 05/12/2000 12:18 PM Re: the incredible shrinking word Jackie 05/18/2000 12:53 PM Re: the incredible shrinking word hgandiko 06/01/2001 2:44 PM Re: the incredible shrinking word wordcrazy 06/01/2001 3:19 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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