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#160315 - 06/09/06 02:06 PM longest word, shortest word
pokoma stranger Registered: 06/05/06 Posts: 2	How about the shortest sentence? A complete sentence in English requires a subject (noun or pronoun) and a predicate (at least a verb). But because imperative (command) sentences can imply the subject "you," one has only to find the shortest verb. Thus, the shortest sentence has a small handful of equal possibilities in a single two-letter verb such as "Go!" In a pinch, "Do" and "Be" could work, but they sound awkward without something else in the predicate. Without using a Scrabble word list, can you think of others?
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#160316 - 06/09/06 02:53 PM Re: longest word, shortest word
Aramis addict Registered: 05/17/05 Posts: 456 Loc: SE US	Does Jive count? (Thinking "Ax.")
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#160317 - 06/09/06 03:02 PM Re: longest word, shortest word
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3290 Loc: R'lyeh	I. In answer to the question who? _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#160318 - 06/10/06 11:04 AM Re: longest word, shortest word
dalehileman Pooh-Bah Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1773 Loc: Apple Valley, CA, USA	"I" would be the shortest without typographical flourishes As sentence: "Who did it" "I" Edited to achknowledge that zm had beat me to it PS: What does five stars mean _________________________ dalehileman
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