In the word **CONCIERGE**, how many pairs of letters have the same number of letters between them in the word as they do in the English alphabet? Consider both forward and backward directions.

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1. Write down the word with letter positions:

C(1) O(2) N(3) C(4) I(5) E(6) R(7) G(8) E(9)

2. For each pair of letters, calculate the number of letters between them in the word (distance in positions minus 1).

3. Find the difference between their alphabetical positions (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26).

4. Check if the number of letters between them in the word equals the number of letters between them in the alphabet, considering both forward and backward directions.

5. Count all such pairs.

After checking all pairs, it is found that **more than four** pairs satisfy this condition.

**Answer:** (e) More than four

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