Sharp or surprising?
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- N
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- V
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Surprising
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- CR
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Both sharp and surprising
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Is GR sharp, surprising or both? Why?
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Sharp
- BR
- C
- CH
- DH
- H
- N
- PR
- V
- W
Surprising
- BL
- CR
- FL
- GL
- KN
- L
- M
- SH
- SL
- SN
- ST
- THR
- T
Both sharp and surprising
- B
- R
- S
Question
Is GR sharp, surprising or both? Why?
pattern english
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up vote
20
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favorite
up vote
20
down vote
favorite
Sharp
- BR
- C
- CH
- DH
- H
- N
- PR
- V
- W
Surprising
- BL
- CR
- FL
- GL
- KN
- L
- M
- SH
- SL
- SN
- ST
- THR
- T
Both sharp and surprising
- B
- R
- S
Question
Is GR sharp, surprising or both? Why?
pattern english
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Toby Speight
2036
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Sharp
- BR
- C
- CH
- DH
- H
- N
- PR
- V
- W
Surprising
- BL
- CR
- FL
- GL
- KN
- L
- M
- SH
- SL
- SN
- ST
- THR
- T
Both sharp and surprising
- B
- R
- S
Question
Is GR sharp, surprising or both? Why?
pattern english
pattern english
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Sharp is
anything followed by an "ow" sound when spelled with "ow":
brow, cow, chow, dhow, how, now, prow, vow, wow
Surprising is
anything that is followed by an "oh" sound with "ow":
blow, crow, flow, glow, know, low, mow, show, slow, snow, stow, throw, tow
Some can be either:
bow, row, sow
So GR is
surprising, since "grow" is pronounced with "oh"
The terms:
Sharp because "ow!" and surprising because "oh!" :)
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GR is
Surprising
Reasoning
For each sharp group, if we add 'ow' to the end, it produces a word which is pronounced with an 'ow' sound. On the other hand, adding 'ow' to the end of a surprising group produces a word with an 'o' sound.
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Also very quick - and correct.
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2 Answers
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Sharp is
anything followed by an "ow" sound when spelled with "ow":
brow, cow, chow, dhow, how, now, prow, vow, wow
Surprising is
anything that is followed by an "oh" sound with "ow":
blow, crow, flow, glow, know, low, mow, show, slow, snow, stow, throw, tow
Some can be either:
bow, row, sow
So GR is
surprising, since "grow" is pronounced with "oh"
The terms:
Sharp because "ow!" and surprising because "oh!" :)
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
That was quick! Exactly correct. (Including why "sharp" and "surprising" as terms)
– Toby Speight
yesterday
add a comment |
up vote
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down vote
accepted
Sharp is
anything followed by an "ow" sound when spelled with "ow":
brow, cow, chow, dhow, how, now, prow, vow, wow
Surprising is
anything that is followed by an "oh" sound with "ow":
blow, crow, flow, glow, know, low, mow, show, slow, snow, stow, throw, tow
Some can be either:
bow, row, sow
So GR is
surprising, since "grow" is pronounced with "oh"
The terms:
Sharp because "ow!" and surprising because "oh!" :)
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
That was quick! Exactly correct. (Including why "sharp" and "surprising" as terms)
– Toby Speight
yesterday
add a comment |
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Sharp is
anything followed by an "ow" sound when spelled with "ow":
brow, cow, chow, dhow, how, now, prow, vow, wow
Surprising is
anything that is followed by an "oh" sound with "ow":
blow, crow, flow, glow, know, low, mow, show, slow, snow, stow, throw, tow
Some can be either:
bow, row, sow
So GR is
surprising, since "grow" is pronounced with "oh"
The terms:
Sharp because "ow!" and surprising because "oh!" :)
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
Sharp is
anything followed by an "ow" sound when spelled with "ow":
brow, cow, chow, dhow, how, now, prow, vow, wow
Surprising is
anything that is followed by an "oh" sound with "ow":
blow, crow, flow, glow, know, low, mow, show, slow, snow, stow, throw, tow
Some can be either:
bow, row, sow
So GR is
surprising, since "grow" is pronounced with "oh"
The terms:
Sharp because "ow!" and surprising because "oh!" :)
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
answered yesterday
jafe
12k27130
12k27130
That was quick! Exactly correct. (Including why "sharp" and "surprising" as terms)
– Toby Speight
yesterday
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That was quick! Exactly correct. (Including why "sharp" and "surprising" as terms)
– Toby Speight
yesterday
That was quick! Exactly correct. (Including why "sharp" and "surprising" as terms)
– Toby Speight
yesterday
That was quick! Exactly correct. (Including why "sharp" and "surprising" as terms)
– Toby Speight
yesterday
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
GR is
Surprising
Reasoning
For each sharp group, if we add 'ow' to the end, it produces a word which is pronounced with an 'ow' sound. On the other hand, adding 'ow' to the end of a surprising group produces a word with an 'o' sound.
answered yesterday
hexomino
33k295155
Also very quick - and correct.
– Toby Speight
yesterday
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up vote
8
down vote
GR is
Surprising
Reasoning
For each sharp group, if we add 'ow' to the end, it produces a word which is pronounced with an 'ow' sound. On the other hand, adding 'ow' to the end of a surprising group produces a word with an 'o' sound.
answered yesterday
hexomino
33k295155
Also very quick - and correct.
– Toby Speight
yesterday
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
up vote
8
down vote
GR is
Surprising
Reasoning
For each sharp group, if we add 'ow' to the end, it produces a word which is pronounced with an 'ow' sound. On the other hand, adding 'ow' to the end of a surprising group produces a word with an 'o' sound.
answered yesterday
hexomino
33k295155
GR is
Surprising
Reasoning
For each sharp group, if we add 'ow' to the end, it produces a word which is pronounced with an 'ow' sound. On the other hand, adding 'ow' to the end of a surprising group produces a word with an 'o' sound.
answered yesterday
hexomino
33k295155
answered yesterday
hexomino
33k295155
answered yesterday
hexomino
33k295155
answered yesterday
hexomino
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33k295155
Also very quick - and correct.
– Toby Speight
yesterday
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Also very quick - and correct.
– Toby Speight
yesterday
Also very quick - and correct.
– Toby Speight
yesterday
Also very quick - and correct.
– Toby Speight
yesterday
add a comment |
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