Words & Wordplay - October 2006

We use the word "dawn" to describe sunrise, as in 'dawn of the day'. It would be also be correct to say dawn to describe moonrise, but there must be a better word than dawn which we could use for the Moon. Any ideas?

2006-10-25 02:18:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Double negative is famously used in the first two lines of the song "Another Brick in the Wall (part II)" included in the album The Wall by Pink Floyd, sung by schoolchildren

We don't need no education.
We don't need no thought control.

example of a double entendre:

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"

King Ozymandias' intended meaning was that nobody could hope to equal his achievements, but time and neglect have rendered another meaning — that the mighty are mortal will inevitably share his fate of oblivion in the sands of time.

2006-10-25 01:32:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

you can't call him/her observee right?...

2006-10-25 00:57:07 · 12 answers · asked by RAWR 2

2006-10-25 00:52:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a crossword question. Answer begins with "E" and 6 letters long. It isn't in any of my dictionaries!

2006-10-24 23:45:32 · 24 answers · asked by Stephen W 1

"Hate". looking for correct spelling. Example : I have some mayor ----hatresess-- Hatetraits--hatetresses- ?

2006-10-24 23:20:38 · 11 answers · asked by Loser Millionaire 3

2006-10-24 22:58:04 · 6 answers · asked by rose1 5

2006-10-24 21:57:04 · 3 answers · asked by gel 1

2006-10-24 20:43:09 · 2 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3

2006-10-24 20:13:09 · 16 answers · asked by Chris B 1

2006-10-24 20:06:51 · 6 answers · asked by pernellky 1

2006-10-24 19:40:02 · 8 answers · asked by DX 1

Did anyone else use this as a trick for remembering "North, South, East, West?" If not, what other tricks did you use?

We don't need ideas, We're just wondering what the most commonly used trick is. Thanks!

2006-10-24 19:12:09 · 12 answers · asked by Lola and Giselle 2

Is it true you can earn points towards the next level on this site just by giving a stupid answer or writing "I dunno"?

2006-10-24 19:09:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 19:01:23 · 11 answers · asked by benny J 1

2006-10-24 18:30:11 · 2 answers · asked by Girish Rao 1

Koa anhi. what lang. and meaning is this?

2006-10-24 18:25:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its like a name for a person but I can't remember!! like i think it ends with like maniac or something? Actually I dont think so... but PLZ answer!

2006-10-24 18:09:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 17:17:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 16:35:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Fill in the blank - What is the word?

2006-10-24 16:07:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like in: I'm "positively certain"; I have "true facts"; this is "past history"; we have the "end result"
Just curious.

2006-10-24 15:57:09 · 7 answers · asked by DJC 1

Like in: Here is your reciept "per" your request.

2006-10-24 15:45:49 · 16 answers · asked by DJC 1

And by the way can someone give me another example of an intransitive verb and how it's used as opposed to a transitive verb?

2006-10-24 15:45:01 · 10 answers · asked by Maus 7

2006-10-24 15:44:08 · 8 answers · asked by Joseph K 1

Is it so difficult, question makers of Q&A, to know the difference between lose and loose? When you write the wrong one, you look like an idiot! The words are not interchangable.
Did you LOSE your brain or was it simply installed too LOOSE in your head?

2006-10-24 15:36:14 · 14 answers · asked by thezaylady 7

Is it grammatically correct to say, "my interests lie in..." or "my interests lay in..."?

2006-10-24 15:11:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 14:51:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 14:50:03 · 18 answers · asked by meowmeow 2

For a project.

I need words and phrases for old people, for example: Wrinkles, grey hair, walking stick, over the hill etc.

Basically all things to do with old people.

Thanks for your help.

2006-10-24 14:47:24 · 22 answers · asked by Innocuous pen... 4