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there are ,as i believe, 2 words in the english language that feature the 5 vowels a,e,i,o,u in the correct order,and only these 5 vowels.
the first , i have been accused of being, that is ,facetious.
the other ,i require.
best get in quick b4 some wordsmith snatches it :wink:
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bacterious,
abstemious.
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What about arsenious and annelidous?

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What about UOIEA ?
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damn me,should have checked properly,question should have been:

the shortest word with all "6" vowels in the correct order and only 6 is
facetiously at 11 letters ,the next one in at 12 is ?

answer ,abstemiously :o ops:

apologies all round , throw it back to steveseagull,coz he said abstemious
will try harder in future :)
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My turn for egg on face.
Apparently, there is only one english word which has all the vowels featuring once from U to A = uoiea
What is that word?
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its a bit of a scrabble word but, how about SUBCONTINENTAL ?
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Well in sir, great skills. over to you
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cheers, i suspect there may be a few others with the UN~ prefix too.

anyway, on the SWP game pints make prizes, what is the background illustration for the lesbians category?
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not played it for ages but is it a Tennis Ball with"Clam Jousters" in the foreground?
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is it a couple of 'gusset nuzzlers' on horseback in a forest clearing?
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yep NM wins
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Ok one from a recent charity quiz- what are pershore eggs and marjories seedlings?
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Are they a type of plum?
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