Words & Wordplay - October 2006

Ok, so one day someone pointed to an object and said a word that they made up as its name, and everyone adopted that, but how did all the other words come into being? Surely you would need language first to describe what they mean??

2006-10-10 23:38:19 · 15 answers · asked by gmarti93 1

2006-10-10 23:29:35 · 8 answers · asked by Sim T 1

it is for my daughter's English project. Her mother tongue is German.
Thanks!!
Examples: Miss Behaving (lingerie)
Buy the Book (bookshop)
The Codfather (fish and chips)

I know! I saw the book but all her schoolmates will have those! :(

2006-10-10 22:33:39 · 20 answers · asked by tokialai 2

2006-10-10 22:32:09 · 8 answers · asked by cynthia h 1

2006-10-10 22:25:46 · 26 answers · asked by intille 1

2006-10-10 19:55:16 · 13 answers · asked by antony r 1

2006-10-10 19:47:13 · 9 answers · asked by catkittykitten 2

2006-10-10 19:31:33 · 18 answers · asked by ? 2

example : Title.
I could be in the begining or the middle or the end. Thanks for your help in finding more ****

2006-10-10 17:53:46 · 7 answers · asked by Hysteria 4

how mean!!!

2006-10-10 16:51:54 · 7 answers · asked by L 3

Who vacums when its pitch black???

2006-10-10 16:49:56 · 16 answers · asked by L 3

Each quotation below contains the initials of words that will make it correct. Find the missing words. Here is the first solution:

1.) 26 = L. of the A. Letters of the Alphabet

2.) 88 = P.K.

3.) 13 = S. on the A.F.

4.) 18 = H. on a G.C.

5.) 57 = H.V.

6.) 11 = P. on a F.T.

7.) 64 = S. on a C.B.

First to get all correct will get the ten points!
Good luck!

2006-10-10 16:39:51 · 2 answers · asked by GirlsRGamers2 7

Does it mean "do you want to love me" or "do you want to fight me"? 10 points for the clearest definition!

2006-10-10 16:22:56 · 16 answers · asked by Cassandra 3

it sounds very much like pseudo or somthing like that! usually its between a father and son.... thanks so much for your help! i know the word just cant think of it!

2006-10-10 16:15:43 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it "Gone with the Wind" or "Gone With the Wind"? And is it "The Last Train from Paris" or "The Last Train From Paris"?

2006-10-10 15:57:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've always thought this was fine. But I now have a professor who says this is wrong and crosses it out every time I use it.
He says however should only be used in the form "__ however, __"

(the ____ represents words the rest of the sentence)

2006-10-10 15:24:56 · 15 answers · asked by worldpeace 4

2006-10-10 15:22:58 · 6 answers · asked by worldpeace 4

What is a creative way to begin an essay about your favorite passtime being Volleyball!!

2006-10-10 14:29:23 · 2 answers · asked by horses4life 1

Me too!! The headline of this article is gramatically wrong, and it's driving me crazy! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061011/ap_on_en_mo/gibson_interview

2006-10-10 14:27:39 · 4 answers · asked by melon_rose 2

it's "hasn't DRUNK"

2006-10-10 14:06:03 · 4 answers · asked by chira 1

2006-10-10 13:40:06 · 2 answers · asked by Sherrie H 1

I don't know what it means....is it like squeemish?

2006-10-10 13:28:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does "perfit", as in “A Perfit Description Of The Caeles­tial Orbes", mean?

2006-10-10 13:26:23 · 3 answers · asked by Alegorista 2

2006-10-10 13:24:38 · 17 answers · asked by melon_rose 2

2006-10-10 11:58:01 · 4 answers · asked by hjpollock 2

Jorah
Caelan
Jamon
Amalia
Caprice

Thanks!

2006-10-10 11:07:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-10 11:04:15 · 3 answers · asked by wesv6589 3

2006-10-10 11:01:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anomaly means not normal. I thought of an alien and a crop circle to represent this word. I'm having a lot of trouble finding other examples. If any help is given, I'd truely apperciate it.

P.S. DON'T leave me crap about doing my own homework. I'll report those who do. I'm doing my own homework... I'm only asking for suggestions. Thanks!

2006-10-10 10:59:36 · 13 answers · asked by Skye R 2

Rules:
Words may be as creative as you would like to make them
They may be hyphenated
Best word gets best answer
Good luck

2006-10-10 10:19:50 · 14 answers · asked by soccersobczyk 5