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21 Oct 2007, 3:40 am

ONLY the letter "A". If anyone talks about anything else, I will have a screaming tantrum.
I'll start- "A" is the first letter of the alphabet, and of the word "alphabet". It is also my favourite letter, because it is angular and pointy.


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21 Oct 2007, 4:23 am

The letter "A" is prevalent in various Latin languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, German, Polish and even Greek (in the form of 'alpha'). Its sound when pronounced can be likened to that of when someone has a slight shock. The letter itself consists of three lines, and within the letter there is an isosceles triangle. Two of the lines converge near the top, while another line holds the two lines apart.

There are many words with the letter A in it, and the number is forever rising. If the letter A was to disappear, life would become impossible. It is like a pin on a grenade: if it is removed, the world resides in serious anarchy.

The letter A also stands for many things, for example, the "A" grade is an excellent piece of work that stands for "Astonishing". Likewise, if someone got an F, they would be "F***ing useless!"


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21 Oct 2007, 6:42 am

A is the first letter of my name. I believe it is the most important letter because the word "a," as in "a graph," or, "a truth," is so powerful. You can put the letter "a" in front of any noun (right??). It also looks like a tepee.



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21 Oct 2007, 6:45 am

A is pointy and sharp at the top and comes down to 2 lines with another line between them half way to the point.



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21 Oct 2007, 9:44 am

Canadians say "A"a lot when they speak.


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21 Oct 2007, 9:52 am

An "A" grade means excellence.

All four of my names end in A.

It was the prominent vowel in my favorite cat's name-Samantha



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21 Oct 2007, 1:22 pm

AAA is a well known ace arcade game player, yet no one has ever seen him.

Rank A is not as good as Rank S even though A comes before S.

If you flip an A, you get a Turn A which represents a universal quantifier.

An A is composed of three lines.



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21 Oct 2007, 1:35 pm

I'd like to know why gringos pronounce A in two ways, as in "gay", "faith", and also as in "fat", "ban".

To add to the confusion, A is also pronounced in "cut", "run", and in "blood", etc etc

sorry about the examples :P hehe


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21 Oct 2007, 3:31 pm

I made a list of all girls' names ending in "a" once, and there were more that started with A than any other letter!



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21 Oct 2007, 4:26 pm

The letter A is a vowel - its sound is made both softly and sharply in ahh and aye, it is the All, the Almighty and Allah. It represents Air, with an opening within and below. Its shape is that of two hands bent together in prayer - the zenith of the letter being somewhat like a pyramid - with 2 walls and a bridge connecting them. It is present in Mama, Papa and Baby. It is a singular word giving distinction to solitary organisms.


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21 Oct 2007, 4:34 pm

my favorite house model is called a: A frame because it looks like a you guessed it, A. :wink:


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21 Oct 2007, 5:08 pm

A is the Aleph and Alpha. It is the Apex and the Axis. It is within Man and within Woman. It is the sound of a sigh and manifests in cackles, guffaws and laughs. It is the beginning and it holds the secret to what comes after.


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21 Oct 2007, 8:10 pm

Abyssinian is cat breed beginning with A.

Also American Shorthair, American Curl