Words & Wordplay - September 2006

Need help with homework :(

i have to find a word for each root that uses most of the letters in the root.

ex: audio -hear ; [audi]tion ; the act or sense of hearing

so need one for caedo - kill, one for iaceo - lie/rest, and one for jacio, jactus, or sometimes it has an i in the front (ijacio,ijactus) - which means throw

2006-09-11 18:36:23 · 3 answers · asked by ihavequestions 2

2006-09-11 18:26:14 · 10 answers · asked by Glenda J 2

hint
lint
mint
tint

now ... say

pint

WHY? can someone PLEASE tell me why the pronunciation is different?

2006-09-11 18:11:58 · 15 answers · asked by :|: raven :|: 2

What are your first thoughts when seeing those two words?

2006-09-11 18:03:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see these words used incorrectly all the time on here. I'm just curious if the people who use LOOSE instead of LOSE even know what the word "lose" is?

2006-09-11 17:53:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are some scary-sounding cool words? Like "Deadfall" meaning trap or tricked

2006-09-11 17:02:32 · 14 answers · asked by mrxxbrian 2

bem que deu para mais estas imagens. Talvez para o próximo blog aceite encomendas de gifs. Tenho andado a pensar...

Does anyone know how to say "You're the best I ever knew" in this lannguage?

2006-09-11 16:56:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm writing a speech that's supposed to be ten minutes long. I think that's about 3-4 pages, but I wondered if there was a rule-of-thumb for so many words per minute...

2006-09-11 16:37:34 · 8 answers · asked by roxiewhite 1

Are you supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth? Or are you supposed to not look a gift horse in the mouth.

2006-09-11 16:32:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-11 16:08:43 · 11 answers · asked by [][][] 1

Which is the correct spelling for the yellow-collored hair? I want to know how it's spelled in the US.

2006-09-11 16:07:43 · 31 answers · asked by Wai 5

Example: people don't always use correct terminology..
Here's some words often used..
Like = lyke, lyk
Yes = yea, yh, ys
Why = y
People = ppl, pls, peeps, pepl

And more..but why not spell most words how they're meant to be spelt, I mean..some are the same amount of words! What's the point :)

You might think I'm petty or something but..it's just irritating to see thoes deliberate incorrect terms!

Example sentence:
omg i wuz so brd 2day all i did wuz listn 2 sum muzik! propr bangin chewns!!

2006-09-11 16:06:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im True Believer by Nickolas Sparks and it says L-I-B every so often....for example just now i read..."L-I-B he thought. Who would have thought." I try figuring it out by the context but cant.

2006-09-11 14:16:37 · 3 answers · asked by anna_k_annie 2

e.g. hola, hey, hi, bonjour....ect any cool ones u know??

2006-09-11 13:22:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-11 13:20:18 · 12 answers · asked by mayo_girl_2006 2

I'm doing a school project.

So where did it come from, who said it, or is it an old proverb?

Thanks!

2006-09-11 12:25:33 · 8 answers · asked by Moose in a Tree 2

2006-09-11 12:23:40 · 5 answers · asked by wilddeb12 1

2006-09-11 12:22:11 · 14 answers · asked by brooklyn 1

2006-09-11 12:08:56 · 5 answers · asked by anthony s 1

I'm looking for words that contain 'soph'. Ex. sophisticated, philosopher...

2006-09-11 11:40:50 · 3 answers · asked by ldssitter 2

Or Un Duex, or Resuleto, or coup de atat, or a corps de corps i probably spelled most of them wrong, but what do they mean?

2006-09-11 11:20:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-11 11:03:11 · 5 answers · asked by battletrice 1

2006-09-11 10:58:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you were to use two examples of popular household words (names), what comes to mind?

2006-09-11 10:58:13 · 5 answers · asked by Rob 3

close your eyes and imingin a road look around your road....
what does your road look like?
what eles do you see?

2006-09-11 10:25:02 · 12 answers · asked by arcs_mage 2

Does anyone know how to do Latin scansion... if so, please help me. My latin teacher didn't explain it very well, so please if anyone can help me ANSWER THIS QUESTION!!!!!!

What is the scansion for the second line in Vergil's Aeneid?

Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit.

2006-09-11 10:22:07 · 4 answers · asked by vballchic3101 2

Like the word 'community'

2006-09-11 10:20:54 · 3 answers · asked by Karen W 1

Even a worm will turn.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Don't halloo till you are out of the wood
a man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks
Good wine needs no bush
It is better to wear out than to rust out
There's a time for everything.
Take time by the forelock
Don't let the sun go down on your anger
Between two stools you fall to the ground
Small is beautiful
From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.
Queen Anne is dead
Procrastination is the thief of time
Poverty is no crime
Little pitchers have big ears

Points go to the most unusual - with an explanation as to why you like it

2006-09-11 09:29:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

What's the appropriate way to say it?

2006-09-11 09:25:12 · 14 answers · asked by ic1212 2

2006-09-11 08:51:06 · 13 answers · asked by Jo 2