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The Phrase Odd One Out (Posted on 2004-04-29) Difficulty: 5 of 5
Which of these phrases is the odd one out? The solution should not involve number of words/lines, letters, spaces, specific types of sentences, and all other things grammar and usage-related. Hope you know your Shakespeare.

1.) She is the white.

2.) I don't like the name Julieta. It needs to drop a letter, I think.

3.) "Is it really Jacks? I thought it was spelled differently..."

4.) Timidness is the best with locks.

5.) This Ancient Greece food staple is missing a letter.

6.) Beatrice is her name, but there's no heaven and hell here.

  Submitted by Victor Zapana    
Rating: 2.0000 (4 votes)
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Answer: I don't like the name Julieta. It needs to drop a letter, I think.

This is because each phrase is a wordplay, crossword clue, or something of the sort to get names of characters in Shakespeare plays.

1.) Bianca from Taming of the Shrew (In Taming of the Shrew Bianca was referred to be the White.)

2.) Juliet from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet('Julieta' - the letter 'a' = Juliet.)

3.) Jaques from As You Like It(Jaques and Jacks sound similar but Jacks is the wrong way of spelling it.)

4.) Shylock from The Merchant of Venice(timidness= shy/ shy is best with locks= shylock)

5.) Olivia from Twelfth Night (One of Ancient Greece staples was olives. Olive+a = Olivea, which sounds like Olivia)

6.) Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing (well.. I told you her name lol)

Now that you know what each phrase means, now to figure out the odd one out. 5 of the characters are in Shakespeare comedies. The other, Juliet, is in one of his tragedies. Thus, Juliet (or phrase number 2) is the odd one out.

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle ThoughtsK Sengupta2022-12-13 06:17:24
re: Solution?SilverKnight2004-05-10 17:14:20
SolutionSolution?Ann2004-05-10 16:38:22
SolutionMaybe:Gordon2004-05-06 14:18:08
re(2): No SubjectVictor Zapana2004-05-01 12:15:03
re: No SubjectMiles2004-04-30 16:53:16
re(2): Anybody?Miles2004-04-30 16:49:55
No SubjectVictor Zapana2004-04-30 16:49:16
re: Anybody?Charlie2004-04-30 16:11:16
re: Anybody?Saka Devi2004-04-30 16:09:57
Anybody?Miles2004-04-30 12:12:02
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