Words & Wordplay (Education & Reference) - November 2006

I'm learning English and I ask for your help.
Imagine that you are in a situation like this :
you're having dinner in a restaurant, sitting at the table. A waiter brings you a plateful of spaghetti. You are trying to taste some, but one long cord of spaghetti slips off your fork. It is now lying on the floor. So, could you tell me what do you call this separate thing?
An item of spaghetti? Or maybe just a spaghetti?
Sorry for such a dull question, but your help will be very much appreciated.
By the way, could you, please, mark you country (the UK or the USA).
Thank you.

2006-11-09 02:55:47 · 26 answers · asked by Lobster 2

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Grammar question - I or me?

I know it's correct to say "It is I" rather than "It is me". But let's say you were showing a photograph to someone - would it be correct to say "Here's John and me at the prom," or "Here's John and I at the prom?" My fellow editor and I are having a great debate over this. Thanks.

2006-11-09 02:35:28 · 24 answers · asked by LisaT 5

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Which is correct - oriented or orientated?

2006-11-09 02:23:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what is a chunti?

?????

2006-11-09 02:15:49 · 2 answers · asked by timmt 1

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What is the abbreviation of reply?

2006-11-09 02:03:55 · 10 answers · asked by Cute 1

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Which came first the word for the colour 'orange' or the word for the fruit....?

2006-11-09 01:32:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

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could you please correct my translation?

it's a sentence translated into english. does it sound good? natural?
if not can you suggest any words expressions?

thanks a lot:)

THE SENTENCE:
Apart from putting a lot of effort and achieving some success in this range, as of today we cannot talk about fully coordinated and consistently carried out by the EU eastern policy

2006-11-09 00:55:09 · 14 answers · asked by AsMa 1

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What is that cute word that means consistant, or "they get along"? It sounds like "co-pe-something-something"

2006-11-09 00:37:57 · 12 answers · asked by just say julie baba baaaah 2

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Can you give me a synonym of "STEAL BACK"?

2006-11-09 00:33:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

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My favourite word at the moment is soliloquize.?

Whats yours & why?

2006-11-09 00:28:21 · 9 answers · asked by Supersammy :o) 3

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What's the difference between birthday and anniversary?

2006-11-09 00:21:03 · 11 answers · asked by Mario Sergio 2

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what does the latin word exspectatissimus mean?

2006-11-09 00:08:39 · 4 answers · asked by Samantha T 1

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Can anyone translate the sentence "you are now sentenced death. 1, 2, 3, kill him!"?

2006-11-08 23:44:31 · 10 answers · asked by Dennis B 1

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Help!!!!!!?

What is the word for the phobea of deep water thanks

2006-11-08 23:32:50 · 4 answers · asked by Cockney Hustler 3

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what's the right word used to describe someone that's afraid to speak in front of a large number of people

2006-11-08 22:52:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Where does the Word 'palaver' originate from, as in "What a palaver" ?

Is it from Cockney Rhyming Slang?

2006-11-08 22:35:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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How do I make the following sentence better?

While a smoker is puffing away at a cigarette to get their nicotine fix, smoke inhalation causes the blood pressure to rise, putting more strain on the heart.

I think the sentence structure is wrong...but I am not sure.

2006-11-08 22:19:33 · 8 answers · asked by charming_imogen 2

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