Words & Wordplay - July 2006

cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,

it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on !!

2006-07-25 23:14:14 · 9 answers · asked by amit_nh_rh 2

The name for the people would presumably be the same as the adjective for Niger. I think it's "***érien" in French, but what about English? By the way, if you're thinking of saying Nigerian, think again.

2006-07-25 22:58:37 · 10 answers · asked by Homeboy 5

Is it lazy english?

2006-07-25 22:41:35 · 22 answers · asked by ADRIAN H 3

and the definition too...

2006-07-25 22:31:58 · 19 answers · asked by k j 2

2006-07-25 21:58:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

failure
occasionally
achievement
option

2006-07-25 21:43:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 21:35:54 · 11 answers · asked by samer 1

2006-07-25 21:07:08 · 2 answers · asked by pal 1

If u succeeded to fail which one did u just do?

2006-07-25 18:47:07 · 18 answers · asked by GodlySempai 1

2006-07-25 18:36:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does LMAO mean. I always see people writing that.

2006-07-25 17:56:27 · 9 answers · asked by matt 4

Mine is that I paid a nice complement to a lady and she sneered at me and said 'flatery will get you nowhere'. I replied 'You flatter yourself if you think I want to get anywhere'.

2006-07-25 16:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by Buck 5

can u create a story or a poem with the starting word IF?
Let's see how much creative you are!

2006-07-25 16:26:17 · 12 answers · asked by afiasan 3

it is a part of the human body but its name is exactly another name for a box.........(box is reffered to here as a container or a trunk )

2006-07-25 16:25:49 · 11 answers · asked by prabin 1

what do the words Que Bello mean in english

2006-07-25 16:16:49 · 14 answers · asked by chunky 1

anyone know what these are called... (may increase your chance for best answer)

here's more:

here is there
far is near
on the right is on the left

backwards is forwards
long is shorter than short
big is smaller than small

six letters is ten letters
white is black (at least here)
illegible is legible
three words is two words, (so is ten words, five words, one word...etc)

2006-07-25 15:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by shazam 6

2006-07-25 15:42:42 · 9 answers · asked by bobybadass10 1

Why "Million Dollar Baby" and not "Million Dollars Baby?"

2006-07-25 15:11:47 · 10 answers · asked by drstanf 1

To be clear, I am making a differentiation as to the English language as it's spoken by the British commonwealth versus the English language as it's spoken by Americans. In the text of this question I am refering to English as the language and grammar as spoken by the British commonwealth and I am referring to American as the brand of English spoken by Americans.

Here is one example of what I am referring to. Americans will say "My friend is in the hospital.". Whereas English speakers in Great Britain (I don't know about Australia or Canada) will say "My friend is in hospital."

Is there a difference in rules of grammar for English versus American? Or in English (versus American) do certain nouns not require an article?

It's a small question but I've always been curious as to the answer.

This is a serious question and I'm hoping for a serious answer however one of the best parts of yahoo answers is the wisecrack remarks you all send in. So have fun.

2006-07-25 14:42:26 · 5 answers · asked by Spiritual but not religious 4

2006-07-25 14:40:16 · 7 answers · asked by Walsingham 2

It's a guys last name. I always thought it was like
see-see-ehr-eh-guh but I heard that was wrong.

2006-07-25 13:38:55 · 4 answers · asked by LindseyLouWho 3

Some new revisions


To Those Whose Works I Love


I find myself uncertain
of all my thoughts expressed
I will strong words from my pen
but will end up with a mess

A fiend of green I am for those
whose works stand high above
I dream of skills even close
to those whose works I love

So, again and again, I marry my pen
to those papers- plain and bare
I write, erase, and continue to chase
those works beyond compare.

2006-07-25 12:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend and I are having this really pathetic debate, and I want it settled once and for all.
She says that you pronouce it "WUH-kie"-- like you would pronouce the word 'cookie', but with a 'w'.
I say that it is pronouced "WOO-kie", like the sound 'boo', but like the sound 'whoo' with a 'key' sound at the end.
So, can any of you Star Wars fanatics set this straight for me?
Thanks, guys!

2006-07-25 11:33:00 · 13 answers · asked by doubled254 3

10 pts. for person who says most random thing

2006-07-25 11:22:17 · 19 answers · asked by cashmoneyfosho 2

kills himself, is it a suicide, or multiple homicide, therefore making him eligible for the death penalty?

2006-07-25 10:43:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 10:17:26 · 24 answers · asked by jeannidalia 1

2006-07-25 10:14:27 · 13 answers · asked by Sanitizer 6

i have seen questions like, why do people like incest sex. what does that mean?

2006-07-25 09:42:05 · 15 answers · asked by Melissa♥ 3

2006-07-25 09:40:47 · 8 answers · asked by vanessa 6

2006-07-25 09:40:24 · 7 answers · asked by wereinlovemnc4ever 5