Riddle

[Hermione]

Well, we'll see how long this lasts:

My first belongs in monastery; it's found in all religions
My second mirrors the mouths of the ones who issue forth the whole
My third and fourth insist on living in most gerunds, you will find
My whole transcends most cultures but is an insight into each.


Bah. I need food. Oh well we'll see.

[Cynder]

hmmm..... nope... not even the glimmer of an idea. Must be time for some more... well, some more something.... (*wanders off in search of something*)

[magicmuffin]

hmmmm...gerunds?

[Irishman]

i agree m'dear....gerunds? tha' requites a bit o' explanation

[crookshanks]

Gerunds- look it up!

alright, I'll just tell you all. It is a type of verb ending in -ing.

[Hermione]

Phew.
I just wandered over to see what riddles were here and found that mine was still active!
At first it was TERRIBLE, I couldn't figure out what I meant.

then I figured it out! Ha!

So yeah, back to this.

Gerunds are a form of a verb that acts as a noun in most cases, except for certain specific clauses where they can hold the place of the verb. But in English, Crookshanks is right, they nearly always end in '-ing'. The only exceptions I can think of are words English stole from other languages and kept the original grammatical forms for. Of course, not everything ending in 'ing' is a gerund, but you get the picture.

So, yes, the last two of the whole of this riddle are two of the three letters I N G.

Tip for the first letter/clue:
look at those two words (monastary and religions) as words, not as symbols representing something bigger than just a collection of letters.

Someone will have to post SOMETHING before I put up another clue though

[Irishman]

N O N G

Im gonna say ~ I don' have a clue, lol.

[Hermione]

Well, only the first letter was wrong.
what other letters are in common between 'monastary' and 'religions'?
It really does make a whole, common, and ordinary English word.
You're close! Keep trying!

[Irishman]

SONG?

[Hermione]

yep.

See, that wasn't TOOO bad... okay, two years for a riddle, it was bad. Nevermind, then, it's your turn!

[Irishman]

Ooooh, a riddle...hrmm, let's see. . .

Both backward and forward I may go
But just one way makes sense Don't you know
So don't be confused, don't be surprised
All you must do Is use your eyes
What comes next?

[magicmuffin]

a road?

[Irishman]

No, tis not a road.

[Hermione]

what comes next? Do you mean we have to supply the rest of this, somehow?
...
confused.

[Irishman]

Er, um, I'm pretty sure I got it all down thar. . .

Ask questions, ya know, fer hints and whatnot!

If'n I get to specific you'll guess ina minute, lol.

[Torra]

Time?

[Hermione]

sight?

[Irishman]

Um, no & no, think simplistically, that should help. . .maybe.

[Torra]

palendrome?

[Hermione]

writing?