Education & Reference - 7 December 2007

My 12-year old son will say something is 'random' meaning it's strange, unusual or weird. However to me as a mathematician that usage of the word 'random' seems incorrect, as a random number is a number selected 'at random', for example for a lottery or bingo.
I wouldn't normally describe someone as having a 'random' haircut, or saying 'that's really random' if something weird happens.
So when did kids start using the word this way?

2007-12-07 01:21:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 is a date which will live in enfamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the umpire of Japan."

3 Questions

1) What was this speech in response to? What attack is the speaker talking about?

2) Who is the person giving the speech?

3) This question is more towards people that may have lived during the time of the speech. How did you feel when you heard or seen this speech on the news? There's so much that can't be learned from a textbook so I'd like to here from someone that might have "been there".

For the first two answers. Provide a link with your source with this information. The most detailed response that is right gets the 10 points for this question.

2007-12-07 01:19:26 · 10 answers · asked by The hands that killed Jesus. 2 in Trivia

2007-12-07 01:09:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

use your creativity and be funny.i choose one as the best answer and give 10 points.thanks.

2007-12-07 01:09:11 · 14 answers · asked by JustCurious 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-07 00:29:56 · 3 answers · asked by BLC 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-07 00:13:36 · 2 answers · asked by HEWLETT 1 in Higher Education (University +)

its helping on my homework

2007-12-07 00:06:26 · 3 answers · asked by grace4december 1 in Words & Wordplay