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Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Eight letter words I am asking thee,
Common 3rd, 4th, and 5th, these three.
They all have tea, but they don't eat pea.
Four vowels each, an "a" an absentee.
The first is a mistake, the second a tree,
the third is a pest that stings like a bee.
What are the three words?
HintDon't put words in my mouth.
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Answer
Misquote (a mistake)
Mesquite (a tree)
Mosquito (a pest)
All have "squ" as the as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th letters. All have a "T" in them, none have a "P". None of them contains an "A".
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CODAMMANUS
Mar 11, 2003
| You are very good Griphook. Very good. |
GhEtTo_-_GuRl
Jul 05, 2003
| Clever. another one of my fav. |
griphook 
Nov 01, 2003
| thanks |
leepatt
Mar 31, 2004
| Fun, but I only count three vowels each. Am I missing something? (I still would not have gotten it. :-) |
(user deleted)
Mar 31, 2004
| Leepatt, there are 4 vowels they are "I, O, U, and E |
bitocreamsaver
Mar 31, 2004
| I would understand how he would count three vowels instead of four. Some people would not count U as one when it follows Q. Just depends on culture. Any how, I like this one. |
griphook
Mar 31, 2004
| thanks. If U when after Q is not a vowel, what is it? Will QU be counted as one letter? thanks for the info.  |
nia_raymer 
Apr 07, 2004
| well done griphook. as i always knew, very clever.
Didn't get the teaser though!! 
Oh well, maybe next time. 
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griphook
Apr 15, 2004
| thank you NIA  |
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