Riddle for you all

Omegachi

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There are three words in the English language that end
in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry.
EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for.
EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very
carefully, I've given you the third word. What is it
 

mackstann

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<puzzle> &quot;Angry&quot; and &quot;hungry&quot; are two words that end in &quot;gry&quot;. There are three words in the English language. What is the third word? Everyone knows what it means and everyone uses it every day. Look closely and I have already given you the third word. What is it?

Answer: &quot;language&quot;.

This puzzle has circulated widely on the Internet for some years, but usually in an abbreviated form such as &quot;Name three common English words ending in 'gry'&quot;, which has no good third answer.
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CarpeDeo

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Wow- this one is so old. Personally- I don't really like this riddle because the sentence structure doesn't even really make sense w/o putting quotes around &quot;the English language&quot; or something.
 

Amused

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This is a wrongly worded riddle.

See here

The most common, but wrong anser would be the third word in your second sentance (In this case, &quot;angry&quot;) but you've worded it wrong, since there are NOT three commonly used words in the English language that end with &quot;gry.&quot;

This may be the original, correctly worded riddle:

Angry and hungry are two words that end in '-gry'. There are three words in the English language. What is the third word? Everyone knows what it means and everyone uses it every day. Look closely and I have already given you the third word. What is it?

Hungry or language would be answer here.

 

Z24

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OMG, if you're going to ask a trick question, at least get it right!!!

 

yakko

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I am waiting patiently for the day that someone will repost this joke yet again and get it right.