Words & Wordplay - September 2006

Like MADD= Mothers against drunk driving. i know it but cant say it

2006-09-29 02:55:27 · 10 answers · asked by cjmay9 2

Surely it should be called a slow.

2006-09-29 02:53:42 · 5 answers · asked by k² 6

In French it is "encodeur". The job consists in typing in the computer the answers of people that were questioned and getting them into a database. What's the English word for it?

2006-09-29 02:47:21 · 10 answers · asked by Inno 3

Frank glanced at the sunlight, wishing he was out there instead of trapped in this room, condemmed to a life of hell by his uncle, a life of grief by his father, and sentanced to a life of worry that someone might find out. If anyone found out, he was dead...

2006-09-29 02:21:53 · 7 answers · asked by dOnNa 1

2006-09-29 02:03:06 · 21 answers · asked by Corina 6

2006-09-29 01:54:28 · 15 answers · asked by The King 2

Should it be seem or seems?

2006-09-29 01:30:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know of any of Mary's friends?

2006-09-29 01:16:27 · 8 answers · asked by Silkie1 4

What is the rule for wish I was, wish I were?

2006-09-29 01:07:55 · 19 answers · asked by chardonnay 2

What does mean by " theraupeutic liberalism"?
Do you agree that therapeutic liberalism is a staple of talk shows

2006-09-29 00:59:31 · 4 answers · asked by Jane Arris 2

2006-09-29 00:35:52 · 8 answers · asked by HomePerson 2

i mean something like P-prolific E-enterprenuerT-.....

2006-09-29 00:00:13 · 5 answers · asked by gagah 1

definitely some of mine are unknown to the world.

2006-09-28 23:31:37 · 2 answers · asked by policeyarlagadda 1

In English, when words ending in a consonant sound are followed by a words starting with a vowel sound, the consonant is linked to the vowel, e.g. 'can I' is pronounced 'ca-ni'

What is the proper linguistic term for the linking?

2006-09-28 23:03:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anne 2

2006-09-28 21:17:39 · 7 answers · asked by acid44 1

Daily talk

2006-09-28 20:25:06 · 6 answers · asked by Kais 1

2006-09-28 20:17:03 · 49 answers · asked by sparkleythings_4you 7

2006-09-28 19:52:59 · 21 answers · asked by masha 1

And while I'm on that note, I might as well get this question out of the way, too: What are you called if you from Nottingham, England?

2006-09-28 19:52:41 · 13 answers · asked by Amy 4

We say "my view about him" and "my impression of him" why cant it be view of and impression about?

2006-09-28 19:26:33 · 1 answers · asked by Tahir Khan 1

2006-09-28 18:41:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does "Frowear" mean to you?
Frowear means to me (DMAX07) - To make Creative Madness!
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2006-09-28 18:15:48 · 3 answers · asked by D-city42 1

"Growing inequality in the advanced countries was a long predicted but seldom advertised consequence of globalisation."

I'd ilke to know where the commas would come and which words would be hyphenated.

2006-09-28 17:42:45 · 18 answers · asked by Raji 1

And I mean that first g not both g's...
Oh and why would you choose what you chose.

2006-09-28 17:36:52 · 16 answers · asked by laxeroflax04 2

2006-09-28 17:12:55 · 8 answers · asked by lost my mind 2

if a wood chuck could chuck wood. Does this actually make any sense? Now if we asked How much wood could a rapid beaver chuck..... Your thoughts welcome

2006-09-28 17:01:13 · 5 answers · asked by GrimmyBear 4

I hear euphemisms every day...usually uttered by those in positions of authority to hide unpleasant realities. I guess it is easier to call Iraq a "theater of operations" rather than the urban battlezone it is. And no one gets shell shocked anymore...isn't that something...but a lot of troops coming home have PTSD. We even acronymize the euphemism to lessen its impact.

And then people wonder why we can't solve our problems. For crying out loud, we can't even talk about them...

2006-09-28 16:46:49 · 7 answers · asked by The ~Muffin~ Man 6

2006-09-28 16:28:33 · 6 answers · asked by llwp2001 1

2006-09-28 15:41:20 · 6 answers · asked by cer 2

2006-09-28 15:31:26 · 7 answers · asked by cer 2