Logophile Language Puzzler: Poughkeepsie, Turkey Parts, and Silent J

1. The Outen Inn was marketed as the ________ hotel in Poughkeepsie even before it opened last July.
   1. premier
   2. premiere

2. Which of the following will you not find on a turkey’s body?
   1. caruncles
   2. grawlix
   3. a snood
   4. a wattle

3. Only one word in the English language contains a silent j, and it appears right in the middle of the word. What is it?

Answers

1) a

2) b

3) marijuana

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