Credit: GAMES Magazine - August, 2002
Raymond Love
The following names are unusual in that they share a common property. Can you detrmine what it is?
Bertha
Charlotte
Georgette
Joseph
Phoebe
Spencer
Timothy
Veronica
Warren
Sally
Benedict
Ted
Morris
Answer:
When these names are uncapitalized, they are regular words.
bertha............a wide, round collar worn by a woman
charlotte........a dessert with a filing
georgette........a type of fabric used for women's clothes
joseph.............a long cloak worn by women
phoebe............a type of bird
spencer...........a short, close-fittting jacket
timothy...........coarse grass used as fodder
veronica..........a bullfighting cape technique
warren.............an area where rabbits are kept
sally.................to surge forward, as in battle
benedict..........a recently married man
ted...................to spread out grass for drying as hay
morris.............an old English folk dance
The following names are unusual in that they share a common property. Can you detrmine what it is?
Bertha
Charlotte
Georgette
Joseph
Phoebe
Spencer
Timothy
Veronica
Warren
Sally
Benedict
Ted
Morris
Answer:
When these names are uncapitalized, they are regular words.
bertha............a wide, round collar worn by a woman
charlotte........a dessert with a filing
georgette........a type of fabric used for women's clothes
joseph.............a long cloak worn by women
phoebe............a type of bird
spencer...........a short, close-fittting jacket
timothy...........coarse grass used as fodder
veronica..........a bullfighting cape technique
warren.............an area where rabbits are kept
sally.................to surge forward, as in battle
benedict..........a recently married man
ted...................to spread out grass for drying as hay
morris.............an old English folk dance
