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IP Logged| Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler   Posts: 4863 |
Perhaps another will come to mind the next time I ski. | |||
And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous |
| Three Hands Uberpuzzler  Gender: Posts: 715 |
For non-pluralised words ending in i, however, the best I can think of at the moment are somewhat fishy - scampi, calamari and sushi, for example  So, yes, there are English words ending with i. Just not many that I can think of... [e] excluding ones Icarus just posted... *hits own head* [/e] | |||
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| River Phoenix Junior Member Posts: 125 |
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| Noke Lieu Uberpuzzler Posts: 1884 |
Really hurts walking barefoot across a patch of it. Oh and whilst not really English there is also the bindi | |||
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| Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 4863 |
How bout 'ski' as in the sport.. ahem, on Aug 18th, 2005, 5:02pm, Icarus wrote: "I" certainly can think of one... | |||
And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous |
| otter Junior Member Posts: 142 |
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| towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 13730 |
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| otter Junior Member Posts: 142 |
abri A search on Onelook, using the wildcard *i will result in a plethora of words (but Onelook limits you to the first 1,000 matches). Even selecting the Common Words option exceeds 1,000 words. | |||
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| towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 13730 |
Quote: 82. i iii vi2 i iii vi Even with the common word option Quote: 58. .ai | |||
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| otter Junior Member Posts: 142 |
... And seems like one-look could do with some filtering as well.. No question. But still a large number of words ending in 'i'. It would be interesting to filter only those words which are actually English, in the sense that they are not foreign language words that have found use in English, e.g. fettucini, spaghetti, canoli, etc. | |||
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| towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 13730 |
Should we remove all words originating from french and from latin? I doubt there would be much english left  | |||
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| otter Junior Member Posts: 142 |
What is actual english? Bad wording, perhaps, on my part. In looking at the original post, I was thinking about words ending in "i" that English "borrows" from other languages, primarily Italian. Borrowing them doesn't make them, in and of themselves, "English" words. Rather, IMHO, they are Italian words that have found a home in English. For example, fettuccini is used in English, but is Italian by birth. Scungilli, on the other hand, is an Italian-American corruption of the Neapolitan word, sconciglio and the argument could be made that it is, therefore, an "English" word. Similarly, using the phrase ¿Que Pasa? in New York City or London or Toronto, doesn't make it "English". It's still Spanish. I hope that clarifies my thinking... | |||
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| towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 13730 |
At least half the words in english were at some point borrowed. Some have been bastardized a bit over the years. But after a while I think it's justified to say they are english. | |||
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| Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 4863 |
As time goes on, I expect it to gradually lose more and more of its Japanese identity, until eventually, only those interested in word origins will even know where it came from, much like many french words in english today. ________________________________ While I consider such words as fettuccini as fair game for this question, I do hold reservations about proper nouns such as Hawaii, Bernoulli, and Yuri. | |||
And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous |
| towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Posts: 13730 |
 I suppose it's only really prevalent in english in otaku (manga/anime/japan geeks) terminology though. In how much ought there be an exception for terminology and jargon? I'm sure most english speakers haven't a clue about what acetylcholinesterase is, or nucleus accumbens. Or other terms specific to a few disciplines. | |||
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| computerman Newbie Posts: 1 |
I was told there are no English words ending with the letter "i". Is it true? Of course! How about "ski" ? | |||
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| shekharsvilla Newbie Posts: 1 |
pi hifi wifi | |||
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