Tuesday, February 27, 2018

pattern - Wordplay subtraction paradox


There are words from which you can remove a "chunk", leaving a new word. Like this:


    WISHBONE

WI SHBO NE

WI SHBO NE


WI NE

WI NE

WI NE

WINE



There are also words that work the other way, for which inserting a "chunk" produces a new word. For example, you can insert the chunk AUTIFI into the word BEER to make BEAUTIFIER.


A "chunk" is a string of consecutive letters. It must consist of at least two letters (no single-letter chunks). It does not need to be a valid English word.



Now, what if I told you there are words into which you can insert a chunk, then remove the same consecutive string of letters, and get a different word from the original word?


What the heck am I talking about?!


I have come up with about 11 examples of this strange phenomenon.



(Too easy? Too hard? Try the counterpart addition paradox.)






Afterword:


Here are my 11 examples:




Start with BEECHES --> insert ES --> obtain BESEECHES --> remove ES --> obtain BESEECH

Start with BEING --> insert ING --> obtain BINGEING --> remove ING --> obtain BINGE

Start with CODER --> insert DE --> obtain DECODER --> remove DE --> obtain DECOR

Start with CODERS --> insert DE --> obtain DECODERS --> remove DE --> obtain DECORS

Start with DEDUCT --> insert ED --> obtain DEDUCTED --> remove ED --> obtain DUCTED

Start with DEFEND --> insert DE --> obtain DEFENDED --> remove DE --> obtain FENDED

Start with PALED --> insert ED --> obtain PEDALED --> remove ED --> obtain PEDAL

Start with POSES --> insert SSES --> obtain POSSESSES --> remove SSES --> obtain POSSE

Start with REDESIGN --> insert ED --> obtain REDESIGNED --> remove ED --> obtain RESIGNED

Start with PAIRED --> insert RE --> obtain REPAIRED --> remove RE --> obtain REPAID

Start with DAUNTED --> insert UN --> obtain UNDAUNTED --> remove UN --> obtain UNDATED




Answer



Any word in a pattern so that



you can remove the same chunk from two different places




works as the intermediate word. For example:



RESIGNEDR(ED)ESIGNEDREDESIGN(-ed)
A wordfinder search through Qat is here.



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