Riddle 25

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/896264#Comment_896264

now thats a tricky one haha would that be pre or post my birth year

Tony60

The word itself Incorrectly

Albus_Scope

Correct!

OK folks, over to you for a bit, who wants to be the Riddler next?

Wibbles

If A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. How is A related to D?

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/896785#Comment_896785

aunt or uncle i would say

Wibbles

Correct

A is D’s uncle

Wibbles

How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between ten and one?

Jimm_Scope

Is it that it takes two syllables to pronounce it in the English language?

Wibbles

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/896806#Comment_896806

Correct

Jimm_Scope

I was once a letter of the alphabet, while I was eventually left off the end of the alphabet, I am still in use. I fit an entire word within me and you likely say me everyday.

What am I?

honeyhoney

"you" - "U"

Jimm_Scope

A good one, but "u" is still a part of the alphabet! This thing used to be one of our letters, but no longer is.

michael57

& close enough me thinks

WhatThe

A?

Beta and bet?

Jimm_Scope

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/897175#Comment_897175

Yup! & used to be the last letter of the alphabet. It's shape is actually a slow evolution of the latin word 'et' which means 'and'. The e and the t merged and over centuries became the squiggle we now know as ampersand. In fact the name 'ampersand' comes from how you would say the alphabet. Nowadays we say '…y, and z' but back then you would go 'y, z, and per se and'

The 'and per se and' bit eventually merged into 'ampersand'

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/897316#Comment_897316

haha i remember the change in school in the mid 1800 s