Which Letters' Names Can Be Spelled Without Themselves?
An example — you spell the name of the letter ‘b’ as “bee.” “Bee” contains the letter ‘b,’ so it cannot be spelled without itself. On the other hand, you could spell the name of the letter ‘c’ as “see,” so it can be spelled without itself.
Here are my results:
- A - x
- B - x
- C - ✓ (see)
- D - x
- E - x
- F - x
- G - ✓ (jee)
- H - x
- I - x
- J - x
- K - x
- L - x
- M - x
- N - x
- O - x
- P - x
- Q - ✓ (kyoo)
- R - x
- S - x
- T - x
- U - ✓ (yoo)
- V - x
- X - ✓ (eks)
- Y - x
- Z - x
Total tally:
Five (5) letters’ names can be spelled without themselves.
Twenty-one (21) letters’ names can not be spelled without themselves.
I’d love to be corrected by someone who has some kind of qualification in this stuff. I think I’m headed in the right direction though — there are more letters whose names can’t be spelled without themselves than letters whose names can be spelled without themselves. (That sentence was a disaster, but I can’t think of a better way of writing it.)
This stuff kinda fascinates me. Language fascinates me. I guess it’s funny that it fascinates me and that I suck at using it.
No, you have too much time on your hands.
