by Mark Lange
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May 18, 2007

A Fun Fact...

July 01, 2007 04:03 PM EDT
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Startling is the only 9-letter word in the English language which, if you remove one letter, will result in a real English word, which, if you remove one letter, will result in another real English word, which, if you remove one letter, will result in a another real English word and so on until there is only one letter left, which is also a real English word!

S-T-A-R-T-L-I-N-G
S-T-A-R-T-I-N-G
S-T-A-R-I-N-G
S-T-R-I-N-G
S-T-I-N-G
S-I-N-G
S-I-N
I-N
I
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Comments: 39

Teresa W. Jul 1, 2007, 4:05pm EDT
Very interesting. Never thought of it like that!
J. P. Jul 1, 2007, 4:10pm EDT
Cool, is it really the only one word you can do that?
JoAnn C. Jul 1, 2007, 4:10pm EDT
cool fact
Cyndi _. Jul 1, 2007, 4:59pm EDT
That is interesting!
Elaine B. Jul 1, 2007, 6:21pm EDT
Somethng fun and different.
Dan (Cowboy Up) V. Jul 1, 2007, 6:42pm EDT
Wow! Thats some great trivia! Interesting! C):-)
Sandra ~ D. Jul 1, 2007, 6:51pm EDT
Neat!

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Mark Lange Jul 2, 2007, 1:08am EDT
TY All VM for the Comments!
Carol Lloyd Jul 2, 2007, 2:16am EDT
thanks for sharing
☀ Aunt Shanny Jul 2, 2007, 3:13pm EDT
Very interesting! I didn't know that.
amarpreet k. Jul 3, 2007, 6:44am EDT
thats interesting
Rosa See Ya Jul 3, 2007, 6:49pm EDT
I wonder if you can do that in any other language.
elizabeth e. Jul 3, 2007, 6:59pm EDT
Wow!
Jay M. Jul 3, 2007, 7:47pm EDT
Good one... 10...
Marge H. Jul 3, 2007, 8:42pm EDT
That IS a fun fact!
t b. Jul 3, 2007, 9:42pm EDT
Very cool
Au F. Jul 4, 2007, 1:42am EDT
thats really cool, reminds me of davinci code's anagrams and stuff
Sue D. Jul 4, 2007, 3:44pm EDT
That is interesting.
Kathline Gore Jul 5, 2007, 12:45am EDT
10 10 10 I love this kind of stuff
~*Jackie Ferrari*~ Jul 6, 2007, 1:15am EDT
Neat.................
Christine Zibas Jul 6, 2007, 3:37pm EDT
Very cool. I love to celebrate the magic of words, and it seems you really have found the rabbit in the hat this time!
Mark Lange Jul 7, 2007, 3:15am EDT
Thank you all my Gather friends for the wonderful comments!
Debra P. Jul 8, 2007, 2:14pm EDT
Very interesting! Do another.....
Jessica B. Jul 9, 2007, 10:56am EDT
Neat
Mary (diet dr pepper junkie) T. Jul 9, 2007, 11:04am EDT
I love words and word trivia....interesting
nifty
how neat thanks for sharing this with us i give you a gift often dee-dee
PEACEOWORK :) Jul 11, 2007, 8:27am EDT
Oh I could make up a story with those words!!!!

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alicia w. Jul 12, 2007, 1:04am EDT
cool
Barbara B. Jul 12, 2007, 5:11pm EDT
Sheer Genius Mark!
HGM Moya Goatley Jul 12, 2007, 7:34pm EDT
I like this. I love word games, Moya
Cheri Cabot Jul 13, 2007, 3:29am EDT
that is so very cool!
Carol B. Jul 14, 2007, 4:05pm EDT
I love interesting facts about language. Thanks!
Mark Lange Jul 23, 2007, 11:29am EDT
Thank you all so very much,
For stopping by today!
I love your comments a whole bunch,
And wish that you could stay.

No time right now to type to you,
My wife, she is ill.
So this my poem, I wrote it new,
Wishing Gather my good will!

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