The following Canadian letters have a distinct property in common. Can you tell what it is?

a b c g i j o p q r t u y

From the above set, a further breakdown into two groups is possible. The first group contains the letters a, c, and g, while the second group contains the rest. The separating factor is related to the common property that all the letters share. Can you get that too?

The letters listed are the ones that, when pronounced, are an English word:
eh, bee, see, gee, eye, jay, oh, pea, queue, are, tee, you, why.
I'm guessing the 'Canadian' reference was to the first letter, which is pronounced 'eh.'

As to the second grouping, perhaps those are the ones that can be spelled more than one way (sea, see; eye, aye), although I don't know of a spelling for 'a' besides 'eh.'

Any ideas?

Posted by DJ on 2003-08-23 20:13:33