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Can you name the book titles without vowels or spaces...again?
created by
XCBoss
Enter a book title in the box below
Correctly named book titles will show up below
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Vowels and spaces have been removed, and there are no capital letters. For example "Of Mice and Men" would be fmcndmn.
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Book Title
Author
thctnthht
Dr. Seuss
lsss
James Joyce
thdvntrsftmswyr
Mark Twain
thhbbt
J. R. R. Tolkien
thtmtrvlrswf
Audrey Niffenegger
thrswrwtchnggd
Zora Neale Hurston
ndthnthrwrnn
Agatha Christie
csnryl
Ian Fleming
jrsscprk
Michael Crichton
thfrm
John Grisham
Vowels Removed
Book Title
Author
thlnthwtchndthwrdrb
C. S. Lewis
thctchrnthr
J. D. Salinger
thdvnccd
Dan Brown
nnfgrngbls
Lucy Maud Montgomery
chrlttswb
E. B. White
gnwththwnd
Margaret Mitchell
whrthwldthngsr
Maurice Sendak
thhtchhkrsgdtthglx
Douglas Adams
thtsdrs
S. E. Hinton
cldwthchncfmtblls
Judi Barrett
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Vowel-less Book Titles 2 Quiz
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: July 29th, 2010
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: August 31st, 2010
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XCBoss
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Jul 29th, 2010 at 23:48 GMT
0 points
This quiz is the sequel to the original Vowel-less Book Titles. This one has a wider variety of books— not just classics— and some titles that didn't make the final cut in the first one. Please leave a comment and tell me if there are any mistakes. Enjoy!
doxiepaine
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 00:33 GMT
4 points
Thanks! I enjoyed it.
Hazl
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 00:55 GMT
3 points
Continuing the "is y a vowel" debate from the first quiz, I'd remove it for HHGTTG where it's clearly a vowel (like you did with Ulysses), but I completely agree with its inclusion elsewhere. Also, minor typo: Tolkien.
ezazahaz
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 01:33 GMT
2 points
Yay! Both quizzes were fun; I'm glad there was more inclusion of children's books here. :)
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msteele13
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 14:05 GMT
-12 points
just be consistent whether or not 'y' is a vowel or not. otherwise, great sequel!
Pit_trout
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 14:47 GMT
3 points
Likewise on the "y" front: I'd have thought it's a vowel in "Catcher in the rye"? but agreed that it's a consonant in "Casino Royale". Great quiz, in any case!
XCBoss
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 15:45 GMT
1 point
@Pit_trout:
Fixed. Thanks for pointing that out.
XCBoss
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 15:48 GMT
1 point
@msteele13:
The letter "y" can be a vowel or a consonant. In "thdvntrsftmswyr" and "csnryl" it is a consonant, but it is a vowel in "thctchrnthr."
reepicheep
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 17:12 GMT
1 point
It's also a vowel in "cldwthchncfmtblls." And like I said on mine, sorry for not giving proper credit for the first one, but I didn't copy this one, because I hadn't even seen it at the time (we made them on the same day, you'll notice). If you tell me how I can add a link to your two quizzes, I'll gladly do it. I wasn't copying your quizzes, just the idea, which I thought was so stellar it could do with some more books thrown in the mix.
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Bulletchewer6
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 18:53 GMT
-15 points
Y is a consonant. It's not difficult. Sometimes it pretends to be a vowel, but it is and always will be a consonant. Hence all word-based game-shows (e.g. Countdown, Wheel of Fortune) counting it as a consonant. There are FIVE vowels. Not six, not five-and-a-half, just five. A,E,I,O & U. FIVE.
mellybmel
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 19:58 GMT
2 points
Found this one more fun. LOVE "lssss." Good idea to include children's books.
kbmaster
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 20:11 GMT
5 points
I really hope this quiz gets published soon. I also found this quick slightly harder due to the longer hints. Was I the only one?
BoredAtWorkAgain
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Jul 30th, 2010 at 21:35 GMT
2 points
@ XCBoss - thanks for directing me to your sequel! Much appreciated and loved this quiz just as much as the first!
MRL
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Jul 31st, 2010 at 11:51 GMT
9 points
@Bulletchewer6: You are incorrect. Whether a letter is a vowel or consonant is entirely dependent on how it is being used. That is what MAKES it a vowel or consonant; the classifications do not exist except to describe how they are used. Thus, when y is used as a vowel, it IS a vowel, by definition. It's not even the only letter to be used as both a consonant and a vowel; see the w in cwm (pronounced "coom") and other English words adopted from Welsh for another example.
ChileNoseJam
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Jul 31st, 2010 at 15:44 GMT
5 points
@MRL: you deserve a cwtch for explaining that.
Rachelkachel
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Aug 25th, 2010 at 08:21 GMT
2 points
Liked this one even better than the first. I ran out of time, but I don't think I ever would have figured out "csnryl".
Arastas
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Aug 27th, 2010 at 03:06 GMT
2 points
Loved it once again, although I feel incredibly stupid for missing thrswrwtchnggd, lsss (being the subject of so much debate), thdvnccd, and thtsdrs. csnryl I don't think any amount of time would have allowed me to get, though. I loved the variety; this wasn't the typical list of books, though there were still some old favorites. Great job!
Game published: Aug 31st, 2010 at 20:02 GMT
Koltrane
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 20:10 GMT
13 points
I like these quizzes, especially for the "I can't believe I missed THAT!" reaction after the answers are revealed.
Speenatch
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 20:11 GMT
27 points
There is no greater despair than the feeling you get when you triumphantly start to type in your last answer, and you notice that the timer says 0:01.
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B20
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 20:13 GMT
-11 points
practically all films...dont think much to your literary scope
mininimi
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 20:55 GMT
5 points
yeah but some of the terrible films were actually good books
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asdffdsaasdffdsa
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 20:58 GMT
-21 points
Y is a consanant in Ulysses is it not?
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peterbullock
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:01 GMT
-16 points
can you be consistent - y is a consonant but sometimes you class it as a vowel. definitely cost me a couple of answers. grr.
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fenners
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:24 GMT
-19 points
I agree with the comments about y. Consistency is needed.
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WyattsTorch
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:27 GMT
-20 points
Yup...good quiz, but the "Y" in Ulysses probably should be listed.
danman23
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:27 GMT
20 points
Regarding the Y, it's a no-win situation. There would be just as many comments the other way if it were changed. I'd suggest keeping it the way it is to reflect proper english.
object_holder
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:42 GMT
27 points
Totally disagree with the people saying you need to be consistent about the letter Y. The letter Y represents a vowel sound in "Ulysses," and a consonant sound in "Sawyer."
sevorak
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:44 GMT
18 points
I'm not sure how one would pronounce Ulysses with the y as a consonant. Uhl-yesses?
XCBoss
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:45 GMT
15 points
Y is acting as a vowel in Ulysses because an "i" could be substituted for it. In a word like "Yankee" it would be a consonant, but in "fly" it would be a vowel.
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jhc1415
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:54 GMT
-25 points
y is definitely not a vowel!!!!!
lostinnc
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 22:27 GMT
19 points
I nearly missed "thhbbt" because I couldn't stop laughing about the farty sound.
sphenderson2008
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 22:57 GMT
0 points
got 'csnryl' with right at a second left. If I hadn't paused after the l, i might have got it in just in the knick of time, but I didn't want to rush through the e and find out there wasn't one and miss it..oh well. Great quiz.
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AtoneMENT
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 22:58 GMT
-31 points
Y is a vowel in fly because it is the last letter of the word, THAT is why Y is considered a vowel, remember the song, aeiou and sometimes y and w? It is a consonant in Ulysses as it is in Sawyer, why so many people are voting the folks making this point into oblivion is beyond me, talk about mob rule!
Chimakwa
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 23:34 GMT
17 points
Atonement: Simply put, you're wrong. The Y in "Ulysses" has a vowel sound (the same as an "i" in this case) and not a consonantal sound. It has nothing to do about whether it's the last letter in a word, and everything to do about what sort of sound it stands for in the word.
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WyattsTorch
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Aug 31st, 2010 at 23:56 GMT
-23 points
Then why in the world is the "Y" listed in "Casino Royale"? It's clearly a vowel sound in "Royale"...much like the "I" works in "boil" etc. It's not a bad quiz at all...but there's legitimacy to the concerns about consistency among each "Y".
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erialc
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Sep 1st, 2010 at 00:43 GMT
-13 points
since when was y ever considered a vowel? I didn't know there was even any official argument about it... maybe it's something taught in US schools?
Cubby
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Sep 1st, 2010 at 00:46 GMT
-2 points
I missed csnryl because I stupidly assumed (you know what happens when you assume...) that since y is a consonant (since it's listed) then it must be at the beginning of a word. Silly me. Oh well. Great quiz, it really makes you think.
Golden
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Sep 1st, 2010 at 01:12 GMT
1 point
@cubby - me too! I was thinknig 'Yule'. Ah well. I have to say that I can see why people would say the Y in 'Royale' is more like a vowel (i) sound than a consonant. That could be seen as a consistency issue. But as for Y sometimes being a vowel and sometimes being a consonant (and when they apply) - a lot of people here need to get an education! This isn't an american thing, it's one of the fundamentals of the English language.
Lil2
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Sep 1st, 2010 at 01:58 GMT
9 points
i think the Ys were treated perfectly here. seeing the Ys and figuring it was a consonant sound helped me to a figure a couple out that i might not have gotten otherwise.
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kristifree
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Sep 1st, 2010 at 02:50 GMT
-13 points
inconsistent use of Ys... that was a bit confusing.
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