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The letter S is added to pluralise most words in the English language.
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There is a word however that is pluralised with the addition of the letter C.
What is it?
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There is a word however that is pluralised with the addition of the letter C.
What is it?
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DiceA singular Die becomes Dice when pluralised.
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That's what immediately came to mind, but then I thought you meant it had to end with "C," so i wasted another two minutes lol.
And don't forget mouse and mice, and louse and lice.
And don't forget mouse and mice, and louse and lice.
oooh...
Mouse and Mice and Louse and Lice don't work as you don't just add a C, you remove the O and U and add an I
Well then you probably should have been more specific on what you meant by "pluralized with C"
Ok, then I'll pop round and cut up your food for you
So does your spelling.
Would you really Mrix? That'd be awfully nice of you... after all, I find I choke a lot on big pieces of food
I'll find a mistake one of these days ^_^
Would you really Mrix? That'd be awfully nice of you... after all, I find I choke a lot on big pieces of food
I'll find a mistake one of these days ^_^
Humble Pie does rather stick in the throat so i've heard
Very nice teaser! I was thinking it was a C on the end and got stuck!
how about mouse to mice as well?
No, to change Mouse you have to do more than just add a C
Try reading the other comments before posting
...and, btw, in case you weren't sure, I was talking to baffled about his spelling not you, Mrix ;)
...and, btw, in case you weren't sure, I was talking to baffled about his spelling not you, Mrix ;)
I realised. I noe my spelling is prefect
It was puzzleing but not much of a riddle. It was almost like a fact that they knew that they put into a riddle. Anyway, I can't wait to ask my friends!
That, I would guess, is because this isn't in the Riddle category :-)
Great teaser.. I had seen it before so surprisingly, i got it right! woohoo
I like this teaser a lot I had to sit and think and think and hit the answer button. Omega Pobody's nerfect
good one! I feel like i should have gotten that one
good one...i was stumped. i feel stupid for not getting it.
That's a good one! I was thinking about poker, I know you don't see the revelance.
That is one of the easiest teasers that I have ever had to solve.
It was fun though
It was fun though
haha great. i thought it had to end with c as well. Tiggr, Pobody? lol
i thought the 'c on the end' thing as well....good teaser, though...
Feb 06, 2005
This was too difficult, therefore it wasn't any fun.
Feb 07, 2005
Mrlxolite, I really enjoy all of your teasers! You always get me thinking!
Alas, I too thought you had to add a C onto the end. Very good teaser, i enjoyed that one
I agree that you should have been more specific and said you only change/add one letter. I thought it was two to Twice. Oh well, it was fun!
Great stuff. I woudn't have thought of this in a million years. Bravo!
i got it right away! nice.
i got it right away! nice.
I wouldn't normally comment on something like this but I didn't get this and had to look at the answer. I kicked myself for not getting it but when I read some of the comments it made me wonder why some people even use this site. Some of the gripes in teaser comments (not just this teaser) are ridiculous. The idea of a teaser/puzzle is to make you think. When information is NOT specifically given in a teaser it is part of the puzzle and aims to promote lateral thinking. If the teaser read: "There is a word whose plural is the same word with JUST a C added but the C isn't necessarily at the end (and by the way it's a 3D object you use to play some games). What is the plural?" then we could all feel smug about getting the answer straight away.
Rant over.
Rant over.
Tommo I think I love you. Finally someone who sums up my feelings on some of the ridiculous comments I get on some of my teasers. Thank you for ranting, please do it more
Actually I usually get some entertainment out of some of the daft comments and the long running arguments that go on. I find them quite amusing, especially when the correct answers are disputed for ages after. But on this one something must have finally snapped. I have now been sedated.
Keep the puzzles coming, by the way.
Keep the puzzles coming, by the way.
Good teaser but, the award goes to tommo for his excellent critique and summation of the contents found in many of the teaser comments which are not only argumentative but have no relevancy whatsoever to the actual teaser itself. Bravo!!!
Bravo! I enjoy a quiz/puzzle and then look at the comments, and some of the comments just ruin my good feeling of fun. Let's just enjoy them and stop being so picky! Especially when the "pickers" are just wrong, wrong, wrong!!!
nice but quite boring. hehehe..
I didn't get it. But I did enjoy reading over all the old comments. What fun.
Oh well,at least the comments were good,can't say as much for the teaser
I loved this one - I was just explaining it to my grandchildren two days ago! Thanks
Loved your comment, avonma!
The instructions were perfectly clear to me. I immediately thought of mice and lice, but knew they wouldn't work because you do more than add a "c." All you do is add a "c" but it doesn't say it has to be at the end. I agree with Tommo and phooey on you Omega.
Too Hard!!
Very good.
excellent teaser and fact... i think the only reason i got it so quickly is because i just got done playing monopoly with my kids
Good puzzle. I came up with lone and clone. Not exactly a plural, but it does increase the number from one to two.
I really loved this one. It made you think a bit. I got it though.
Thanks for posting a great teaser.
Monday~
Thanks for posting a great teaser.
Monday~
I didn't get this one, but I just loved all the plurals that everyone else came up with. Now that is really a good teaser to promote that much thinking, as well as all that controversity. Good job.
Honestly, Doehead, you seem to find something wrong with every single puzzle posted. You are just too smart for the rest of us; every puzzle is too easy or stupid (when you can't get them?). Why do you waste your time on this site? At least say something interesting, if you MUST comment.
Good teaser; made me think.
Try thinking, Doehead, BEFORE you comment.
Good teaser; made me think.
Try thinking, Doehead, BEFORE you comment.
M.
I liked your Teaser very much, but disappointed when I couldn't think of any words that ended with the letter with the letter "C" to plural. Now, Had you said " Ce", I might have gotten the answer. Keep Teasing.
I liked your Teaser very much, but disappointed when I couldn't think of any words that ended with the letter with the letter "C" to plural. Now, Had you said " Ce", I might have gotten the answer. Keep Teasing.
Ce would not be accurate as an addition, as the e is already in 'die'.
What I wanted to say originally was, how about under Hint, the c is not necessarily at the end.
What I wanted to say originally was, how about under Hint, the c is not necessarily at the end.
No comment on the teaser. However, mrlxolite needs to learn how to spell things in his efforts.
I did not solve this one but did a facepalm when I saw the answer. I, like many others, was ASSUMING the "C" went on the end as it is what one would expect.
I totally agree with Tommo's comments, were we given as much information as some of the comments seem to suggest we should get, the hint may as well be "BTW, the answer is die --> dice"
I totally agree with Tommo's comments, were we given as much information as some of the comments seem to suggest we should get, the hint may as well be "BTW, the answer is die --> dice"
Like some others, I thought of mouse and mice but I understand now why that wouldn't work. Good puzzle and a challenge. Thanks for
posting.
posting.
Great teaser. I did not have the "c at the end" problem, but still couldn't find the answer... then BAM! Dice whacked me in the head. Where did that come from? How does the brain work? How can I get blindsided with an answer that my own mind figures out?
lone -> clone labgeek may have given my all time favorite comment.
lone -> clone labgeek may have given my all time favorite comment.
Sorry, all the examples you provided, inserted "S" at the end of each word, implying the solution comprised of the same formula?
I did not get this one either but had fun trying.
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