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Re: Well, technically, with a finite alphabet..

by Melinda (guest)

5/28/2002, 7:37 PM

Actually, no - there are no words in the English (or any other that I can think of right now) that have a letter more than twice in a row (double letter).

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- Barb (guest)

5/30/2002, 10:55 PM

Well, in that case, I guess it would have to be Pavlosososos.....os(n), where n approaches infinity ;)

- Mike C

5/29/2002, 1:30 AM

When in doubt, ask Oxford...

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/threeletters

The above page is part of a very interesting (absolutely not frillless) FAQ.

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