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FooJenkins t1_j6utxfj wrote

How are their 36 one letter words in English?

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Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uyuej wrote

The source counts 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 as letters too.

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Atypical_Mammal t1_j6v3z8z wrote

Ok, cool. How are there 26 one letter words in english?

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Kdlbrg43 t1_j6v4r1u wrote

I am more facinated by the 3 syllable 1 letter word

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StirFru t1_j6v5ebp wrote

I guess the remaining 26 are the alphabet, implying the 3 syllable one is “w”

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Clemario t1_j6vczlj wrote

I suppose 7 and 0 are the 2-syllable words, and W is the 3-syllable one.

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Epistatious t1_j6uwbzj wrote

Seems like there is only a and I, unless you count O. O Canada

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Cecuhl t1_j6uvb75 wrote

Someone above noted: The letters of the alphabet qualify as nouns and, therefore, words in themselves.

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soloespero t1_j6uvpvh wrote

That's 26.. "I" and "a" (not the letter) are 2 more. 28.. what are some others?

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Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v0g0l wrote

"O" works as an exclamation. For example, in the first line of the Star-Spangled Banner, "O say, can you see..."

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doyourselfaflavor t1_j6vcwkm wrote

I remember watching a spelling bee and they gave a kid "aitch" as in, the letter h.

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