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Aug 9, 2023 09:11:42   #
kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ
 
The word QUEUE is ironic

It's just the letter 'Q' with a bunch of silent letters waiting in a line.

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Aug 9, 2023 09:15:34   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
Very nice catch!

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Aug 9, 2023 09:32:09   #
Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio
 
kandydisbar wrote:
The word QUEUE is ironic

It's just the letter 'Q' with a bunch of silent letters waiting in a line.


Carry on young lady 🀣🀣🀣

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Aug 9, 2023 11:20:34   #
smitty Loc: maine
 
kandydisbar wrote:
The word QUEUE is ironic

It's just the letter 'Q' with a bunch of silent letters waiting in a line.


atsagoodun

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Aug 9, 2023 16:24:23   #
Thomer Loc: Alexandria, Mn
 
It’s no wonder I flunked spelling!

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Aug 9, 2023 17:20:12   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
kandydisbar wrote:
The word QUEUE is ironic

It's just the letter 'Q' with a bunch of silent letters waiting in a line.


Along with Q-ball or Q-stick. Just a Q with a couple of little letters following along… 🐟on

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Aug 9, 2023 18:03:38   #
kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ
 
DozerDave wrote:
Along with Q-ball or Q-stick. Just a Q with a couple of little letters following along… 🐟on


missing the slight here. queue is a line.

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Aug 9, 2023 18:56:53   #
USAF Major Loc: Sea Bright, NJ
 
Very astute observation!

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Aug 9, 2023 19:27:28   #
Thomer Loc: Alexandria, Mn
 
kandydisbar wrote:
missing the slight here. queue is a line.


Duh! Missed that! I’ve been held in Q a bunch of times! Hehe!

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Aug 10, 2023 00:37:02   #
Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa
 
kandydisbar wrote:
The word QUEUE is ironic

It's just the letter 'Q' with a bunch of silent letters waiting in a line.


So true Kandy. Many words contain useless letters.

In my country boy mind. If it's silent why not eliminate it πŸ€”πŸ‘πŸ™‚

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Aug 10, 2023 09:08:07   #
MoJoe Loc: Springfield, MO
 
So much for phonics I learned from the nuns at St. Theresa School!

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Aug 10, 2023 12:00:07   #
kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ
 
Grizzly 17 wrote:
So true Kandy. Many words contain useless letters.

In my country boy mind. If it's silent why not eliminate it πŸ€”πŸ‘πŸ™‚


I believe it's a Brittish word. We don't use it much here except that the name of the brass quintet I wrote is ToneQueues.

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Aug 10, 2023 12:13:07   #
Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa
 
kandydisbar wrote:
I believe it's a Brittish word. We don't use it much here except that the name of the brass quintet I wrote is ToneQueues.


Kandy I remember going to museum in Williamsburg VA.
That's where I saw a knife was once pronounced K nifethe K wasn't silent πŸ‘πŸ€”
Even today in the USA we can travel n find places where we're at a lost as to what they are saying πŸ€”πŸ‘

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