Is there any exception to this rule (I got a bet going($5.29)) Can someone give me a REAL english word that "q" is the first letter followed by a letter other than "u".



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*Bjorn*
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*rushes off to dictionary.com*


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Why not, oh, I don't know, pick up a dictionary and look through all the words in Q? In fact, Q is in the dictionary...

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You owe someone $5.29.

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Just "Q" won't do it...


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[This message has been edited by Daft_Vader (edited March 06, 2004).]

Do acronyms count?

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Oh sorry I did not think of that. I should look in that book full of words known as a Di-cion-ary. Under Q you say, wow thank you! You have successfully stated the obvious. I do congradulate you on your attempt to make yourself seem intelligent but I guess you have FAILED! (the following has been a sarcastic comment which I must announce because I must now state the obvious(the following has been a sarcastic comment which I must announce because I must now state the obvious))

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*Bjorn*
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hi

Not including words with a totally foreign or Native American etymology?

Nope.

There are a few English letters that serve no purpose, and Q is one of them. The only reason non-English words can be spelled with a Q is a bit of generous transliteration. ie. "Qibla". Most of the non-Qu words I can find are actually Arabic transliterations.

Qs, the plural of the letter 'Q' - do I get a cut?

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I think qwerty is considered a word these days.

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good ol qwerty... stupid language with *grumble no Q words *grumble gonna cost me $5.29

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*Bjorn*
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hi

I just gave you one, what are you talking about?

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Gebohq wins

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sorry forgot to mention that exception, no money for you today Brian

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*Bjorn*
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Wewt! So where do I pick up the cash?



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i put it in er... at the bottom of the ocean yeah, so just go down there and fetch it.

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*Bjorn*
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Qanat - a system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East.

It's in the Official Scrabble Dictionary, so I consider it an English word.

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...because, as we all know, English originated in the Middle East.

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Iraq... BACKWARDS!

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The vast majority of the q* words english has, are from Latin. Just like al* words tend to be from Arabic. ie alchemy, algebry. al-Qemi, al-Jibra [pardon my suspect transliterations].

As Jon[?] pointed out, Q is just kinda one of those backwards pointless letters. Personally i blame the Romans for giving everyone an alphabet which is as a rule /horribly/ suited to writing the languages it is used for [thus the innumerable spelling/pronunciation exceptions and such].

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English draws from many sources. Who's to say what is "official" English and what isn't? I think if it's in the official Scrabble dictionary it can be used.

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English used to not have any "qu" words in it. It was only until William of Normandy conquered England was the "qu" introduced. Example: "queen" was spelled "cwēn" The French invasion helped bring a lot of Latin into English language.

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Do any of the following count?

• Q-tip
• Qatar (a country in eastern Arabia)
• Qatara Depression (a desert basin in NW egypt)
• Qin (Chinese Dynasty)
• Qing (Chinese Dynasty)
• Qingdao (Eastern Chinese city)

The Chinese words should count... because the Chinese don't use Enlish letters.

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Now, i hope you didn't say that because of my guy from NeSquared. If you did, i think you need to be handing me that money.

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qintar - a form of currency
qiviut - wool of the muskox
qoph - 19th letter of Hebrew alphabet

Don't any of you play Scrabble?

qat
qintar
qiviut
qwerty

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