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It's the alphabetical order of the letters. All the others go middle-first-last, but SOP goes last-first-middle.
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(12-02-2023, 10:02 AM)JJB Wrote: Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once.....
In each set of three letters the first and last are in order alphabetically with one letter missing, i.e A-C, B-D, C-E (I'm sure someone else can put this more coherently )
all except SOP Your explanation was correct!
The Official Answer is "SOP. In the others, the consonants are next but one to each other in the alphabet.!
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Next Puzzle.
What is unusual about the following letters -
FHLMNORSX
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JJB
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I cheated and know full well I'd have not got the answer in a million years. I'm sure some of you clever types might.
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My guess: they are the only letters that don't appear in something famous (like the Declaration of Independence), but what the something is, I don't know!
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Nice try, Pros, but Nope.
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JJB
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Think of the sound of the letters, or more appropriately, think of the sound of the letters they're not.
Now that was clear as mud wasn't it?
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Proserpina
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Okay, I think I may have it. Though my answer is difficult to describe or hint at! And still might be wrong...
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Proserpina
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I Googled it too. I was not correct! However, I do think my answer may still be a valid one, even if it's not the "right" one.
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If JJB's clue is right, then I've got it
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