Dr. Rational's Puzzles

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]Puzzle #10 (of 15)

o Dr. Rational likes crypts but not vaults.

o Dr. Rational likes to rhythm but not beat.

o Dr. Rational likes myths but not stories.

Question: Does Dr. Rational like Hymns or Songs?[/b]

Dr Rational likes Hymns because the vowel (Y) is followed by three consonants.

Originally posted by lolof
Dr Rational likes Hymns because the vowel (Y) is followed by three consonants.

Isn't an Y always followed by a consonant?

Originally posted by Kegge
Isn't an Y always followed by a consonant?

Y can be both vowel and consonant, e.g. 'yield'.

In Dr Rational's example, 'y' was followed by three consonants but I don't know if that's the right answer.

Originally posted by Kegge
Isn't an Y always followed by a consonant?

Kegge, you're almost there....

Dr. Rational likes _____ because _____ contains _ used as a vowel.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Hymns. Dr. Rational likes words without vowels.

No.

Originally posted by darvlay
What does this have to do with an A-Z game?

Not even close.

Originally posted by lolof
Dr Rational likes Hymns because the vowel (Y) is followed by three consonants.

Dr. Rational likes Hymns because hymns contains _ used as a vowel.

Originally posted by Kegge
Isn't an Y always followed by a consonant?

Unrelated to Dr. Rational's choice.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Dr. Rational likes Hymns because hymns contains _ used as a vowel.

Quote from dictionary.com

"The letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth." The answer to the question is that Y is the only letter commonly used as both vowel and consonant in English..."


We await your next puzzle.

Originally posted by lolof
Quote from dictionary.com

"The letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth." The answer to the question is that Y is the only letter commonly used as both vowel and consonant in English..."


We await your next puzzle.

Dr. Rational likes Hymns because hymns contains y used as a vowel.

Point for lolof. Good work!

Note: "crypts, rhythm and myths" contain y used as a vowel

Originally posted by lolof
Y can be both vowel and consonant, e.g. 'yield'.

In Dr Rational's example, 'y' was followed by three consonants but I don't know if that's the right answer.

Thank you ... as a non native speaker I missed that.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Kegge, you're almost there....

Dr. Rational likes _____ because _____ contains _ used as a vowel.

Middle finger in your general direction.

Originally posted by Kegge
Middle finger in your general direction.

Originally posted by Kegge
Middle finger in your general direction.

Simply a hint with the hope that you would solve the puzzle. Maybe Dr. Rational's next puzzle will involve phallic symbols.

Originally posted by lolof
Quote from dictionary.com

"The letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth." The answer to the question is that Y is the only letter commonly used as both vowel and consonant in English..."


We await your next puzzle.

I didn't give exactly the right answer, I think.


Can we have another one?

Originally posted by lolof
I didn't give exactly the right answer, I think.


Can we have another one?

yes, lolof... later on today.