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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts) Sun Apr 8, 2018, 10:50 PM Apr 2018

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The word "queue" is just "Q" followed by four silent letters.

It's rather silly.

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The word "queue" is just "Q" followed by four silent letters. (Original Post) NightWatcher Apr 2018 OP

Smoke or edibles? OneBro Apr 2018 #1

OG Larry Kush a bowl a day keeps the voices away. NightWatcher Apr 2018 #12

Good come back.... Upthevibe Apr 2018 #15

It's a quantum junction. WheelWalker Apr 2018 #2

the 4 silent ones dweller Apr 2018 #3

The word segue is just a seg followed by a way. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #4

Quick! Contact the Minister of Silly Words! Lint Head Apr 2018 #5

Word history PeacePipe Apr 2018 #6

Wiki says: frogmarch Apr 2018 #8

welcome to DU gopiscrap Apr 2018 #16

Very Oddueue Generic Brad Apr 2018 #7

Iueue seeueue theueue beginningueue ofueue aueue trendueue. n/tueue sl8 Apr 2018 #9

Who are you calling silent? TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #10

Ding ding ding! OrwellwasRight Apr 2018 #11

But his name is "Q", not "Queue". sl8 Apr 2018 #13

Q up the Sound of Silence hay rick Apr 2018 #14

Cue a pretty good cover (covfefe?) of that song JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #17

How do you think people named "Jay" feel? FSogol Apr 2018 #18

OneBro

(1,159 posts)

1. Smoke or edibles?

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 10:55 PM

Apr 2018

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

12. OG Larry Kush a bowl a day keeps the voices away.

Reply to OneBro (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:46 PM

Apr 2018

Upthevibe

(8,051 posts)

15. Good come back....

Reply to OneBro (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:19 AM

Apr 2018

WheelWalker

(8,955 posts)

2. It's a quantum junction.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 10:56 PM

Apr 2018

dweller

(23,634 posts)

3. the 4 silent ones

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 11:14 PM

Apr 2018

are just waiting their turn

✌🏼️

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)

4. The word segue is just a seg followed by a way.

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 11:15 PM

Apr 2018

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

5. Quick! Contact the Minister of Silly Words!

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 11:51 PM

Apr 2018

PeacePipe

(4 posts)

6. Word history

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 05:11 AM

Apr 2018

Read the history of this word. Maybe there is an explanation.

frogmarch

(12,153 posts)

8. Wiki says:

Reply to PeacePipe (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 10:12 AM

Apr 2018

Etymology

Borrowed from French queue (“tail”), from Old French cue, coe (“tail”), from Vulgar Latin cōda, from Latin cauda. See also Anglo-Norman queue, keu, Middle French queu, cueue. Doublet of coda.

Hmmm.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

16. welcome to DU

Reply to PeacePipe (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:48 AM

Apr 2018

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

7. Very Oddueue

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 07:41 AM

Apr 2018

sl8

(13,779 posts)

9. Iueue seeueue theueue beginningueue ofueue aueue trendueue. n/tueue

Reply to Generic Brad (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 10:17 AM

Apr 2018

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)

10. Who are you calling silent?

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 08:38 PM

Apr 2018

OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)

11. Ding ding ding!

Reply to TheSmarterDog (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 09:16 PM

Apr 2018

Winner!

sl8

(13,779 posts)

13. But his name is "Q", not "Queue".

Reply to TheSmarterDog (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:53 PM

Apr 2018

Per the OP's theory, the "Q" isn't silent, the "ueue" is.

Mr. Q's very name lends support to the OP's case.

hay rick

(7,619 posts)

14. Q up the Sound of Silence

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:24 AM

Apr 2018

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,343 posts)

17. Cue a pretty good cover (covfefe?) of that song

Reply to hay rick (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:51 PM

Apr 2018

FSogol

(45,487 posts)

18. How do you think people named "Jay" feel?

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:54 PM

Apr 2018

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