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?

(In reply to re: Solution by Popstar Dave)

Yeah, you're right about the seconds part; that was just my only guess.
However, I'm fairly certain that my first guess is correct, as 'em' and 'en' are not really words. If you find them in the dictionary, they are listed as the pronunciation of the letter itself (if you counted that, then all letters would be valid), or as a prefix. In printing, an 'em' is used to describe the amount of space a capital M takes up, or a square of a certain size that defines a font, while an 'en' is half that width, but neither is a common or accepted word.

Maybe I should change my answer to, these are the letters that, when pronounced, could also be a common, acceptable, everyday English word.

Posted by DJ on 2003-08-24 07:09:13