2006-08-26 23:39:57 · 23 answers · asked by Nancy R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Why do people always ask this pointless riddle?
2006-08-27 02:38:00 · answer #1 · answered by CuriousMind 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You messed this up a bit, dear. The actuall wording of this should be:
Think of words ending in "-gry". "Angry" and "hungry" are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.
The answer is Language. It's a trick question. Re-read the sentence: There are only three words in "the English language". What is the third word in "the English Language"? Language.
2006-08-26 23:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by Cyndie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The answer is Language. They say it is a word that everyone uses in the "English Language" and if you listen carefully I have already told you. So that's the answer "Language. It doesn't end in "gry", but that's the whole point of the riddle.
2006-09-02 03:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nugry
Jargon File - Cite This Source new!
nugry
/n[y]oo'gree/ [Usenet, 'newbie' + '-gry'] `. n. A
newbie who posts a FAQ in the rec.puzzles newsgroup, especially
if it is a variant of the notorious and unanswerable "What, besides
`angry' and `hungry', is the third common English word that ends in
-GRY?". In the newsgroup, the canonical answer is of course `nugry'
itself. Plural is `nusgry' /n[y]oos'gree/. 2. adj. Having the
qualities of a nugry.
2006-08-26 23:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wording of the question has been changed so many times over the years that it isn't even similar to the original question. Therefore there isn't a third word.
2006-08-26 23:48:23 · answer #5 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 01:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by grumney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a trick. there is no third word ending in -gry in the english language. damn teachers, huh? =]
[link below explains it all]
2006-08-26 23:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is what.
The question states that "what" is the third word, then it asks for the third word. Again this version needs to be spoken to be effective.
2006-09-02 08:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by kmday1130 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aggry - a burial bead from Ghana
2006-08-26 23:44:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an old puzzle that there is no proper answer to. I have put a link below to all the possible answers to that question.
2006-08-26 23:41:46 · answer #10 · answered by Kitia_98 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What. As you stated "WHAT is the third word"
2006-08-27 00:00:44 · answer #11 · answered by JodiBaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋