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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread #160315 - 06/09/06 06:06 PM longest word, shortest word   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2 pokoma stranger pokoma   stranger Joined: Jun 2006 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? #160316 - 06/09/06 06:53 PM Re: longest word, shortest word   Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 Aramis addict Aramis   addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Does Jive count? (Thinking "Ax.") #160317 - 06/09/06 07:02 PM Re: longest word, shortest word   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I. In answer to the question who? Ceci n'est pas un seing. #160318 - 06/10/06 03:04 PM Re: longest word, shortest word   Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 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 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,881 Posts224,658 Members9,048 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Sammy87, Bentron2000, Santanu, DavidOrigami, RichEngle 9048 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 81 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 50 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 10 may2point0 3 SantaFeR 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,120 wofahulicodoc 7,880 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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