Words & Wordplay (Education & Reference) - June 2006

i need to have an Online copy of a pure English Literature with a high frequency list of words, that can help me improving my English standards, as i am preparing for my GMAT test.
can anyone tell me , where can i find such material?

2006-06-06 01:29:07 · 3 answers · asked by sick_mav 1

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where can i find high frequency Slangs? like the ones used in Movies?

i wonder how do those screenplay writers come up a number of slangs in movies. U must admit that some of them, may be all of them are very good at spoken english, because its their native language. but how can they find the right literature because Hollywood itself releases more than a 1000 movies a year?

2006-06-06 01:25:30 · 4 answers · asked by sick_mav 1

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How did we coin the term, painting the town red?

how did we get this phrase.

2006-06-06 00:08:33 · 2 answers · asked by Evey 6

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Is it 'moslem' or 'muslim' the correct word in English?

2006-06-05 22:52:23 · 29 answers · asked by /me 1

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Give an example for 1.A HIGHLY POSSIBLE IMPOSSIBILITY 2.A HIGHLY IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBILITY?

2006-06-05 22:29:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what is the meaning of i.e and e.g.?

2006-06-05 22:14:55 · 37 answers · asked by nej24 3

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Synonym for conundrum?

2006-06-05 21:19:22 · 8 answers · asked by Rinky 2

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Why is it that there are no words that rhyme with 'month', 'purple' and 'orange'??? Or is there???

I end up making stupid words, but i really think its true?!

2006-06-05 20:37:32 · 18 answers · asked by Jerry 2

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Does anyone know why an 'Overhead' is called an 'Overhead'?

Someone brought this up and we couldn't come up with any answers, if someone knows the useless answer to this useless question, I'd be happy to know.
Cheers. Thanks a heap.

2006-06-05 20:25:34 · 10 answers · asked by lyric 3

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We all know adj always stands before nouns, but name of one film is :Mission impossible?

2006-06-05 18:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by molly_holly 1

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What are the rules for use of the word "an" before a word that starts with h, as in "an historical event"?

2006-06-05 18:31:32 · 5 answers · asked by Pineapple Hat 4

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where can i find different words that have same meaning, like a substitute word for greater?

such as No pleasure greater than waking up hearing your voice every morning.
substitute another word for "GREATER"
Is there a website i can find this information? plz help

2006-06-05 18:00:51 · 27 answers · asked by Pooh Bear 3

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Whats a word called that has two words in it?

Like "mailman" mail is a separate word and man is a separate word. There's a special word for it but I can't remember it.

2006-06-05 17:51:17 · 9 answers · asked by Henry 2

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Whats a word called that has two words in it?

Like "mailman" mail is a separate word and man is a separate word. There's a special word for it but I can't remember it.

2006-06-05 17:50:07 · 3 answers · asked by Henry 2

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What does premature pete mean?

In this question, someone used it

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgO246k_zBOjN_GQejsXWrPsy6IX?qid=1006042716726

2006-06-05 16:43:20 · 4 answers · asked by Coffee-Infused Insomniac 3

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What is the appropriate usage of "ie.", "eg.", and "ex."?

I think I have been using these abbreviations incorrectly. I use them interchangeablly, and I use them each to mean "for example". Any clarification on their usage would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2006-06-05 16:05:38 · 14 answers · asked by Freshbreath06 2

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