Words & Wordplay - January 2007

i won the spelling bee in my school! [yay!]
but i was just wondering, why would you need the definition to figure out how to spell the word?
any tips to help me win the spelling bee in my county?

2007-01-09 13:30:58 · 10 answers · asked by m11y. 5

"...you had to admit that it was nice to be without a body for a while; there was an addictive thrill in being of no age, no gender, with no past. It was an infinite sequence of opening portals, of menus and corridors that let you into brief, painless encounters, where what passed for life was a listless kind of browsing. World without consequence, amen. And in it she felt light as an angel."

T. Winton (2002), Dirt Music p4. Australia: Picador.

Something to do with the internet? Is it about pseudos faking and making up artificial fronts to attract attention?

2007-01-09 13:19:30 · 4 answers · asked by yakuza619 1

2007-01-09 13:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-01-09 13:08:41 · 5 answers · asked by NyNy 3

2007-01-09 13:01:46 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer M 1

Say you want to tell someone you really want to work at Microsoft.

I want to work at Microsoft, in the consulting department.
I want to work at in the consulting department, at Microsoft.

Is the phrase better with the comma or without?

2007-01-09 12:59:06 · 6 answers · asked by Gate 2

Can anyone please take on some of these, I need you to use the exact word in a sentence. I already got definition..even if you can do one thats fine.
Cessation – The stopping of something
Derisive – Scornful
Ludicrous – Ridiculous and unreasonable
Multitudinous – Extremely large in number
Myopia – The inability to see things clearly when they are far away
Parried – Deflected or warded off; avoided
Pinnacles – The most important successful part of something
Propitiatingly – To stop somebody from being angry by trying to please them
Truculently – Tending to argue or be bad tempered
Acrid – Unpleasantly strong and bitter in smell or taste
Antiphonal - Alternating
Crepitation - The sharp sound of snapping noises
Diddle – To fool
Epaulettes – A fringed strap worn on military uniforms
Pax - The kiss of peace.
Ululation 191 – To give a long cry

2007-01-09 12:52:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm doing some gay song/poem thing for a school assignment, and I am being WAY too repetitive. What words are synonymous with friends/friendship? Not exactly synonymous, but words that go along with it? Like I already have love...and laughter, and stuff along those lines, but I need some more words. Ok, I'm supposed to be rewriting the song "Seasons of Love" from the movie Rent, and I'm filling in the words to change from "love" to "friendship", so I'm changing it to have to do with friend-like things. Even if you've never seen/heard of the movie Rent or the song "Seasons of Love" any help would be appreciated!

2007-01-09 12:49:36 · 2 answers · asked by x 2

2007-01-09 12:47:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the difference between s , 's and s' ?

2007-01-09 12:44:56 · 5 answers · asked by awad2005 2

1. I have two words to describe you. In. Sane.
2. Paris and Britney were soooo idiotic.
3. I know I was a real jerk.....blah,blah,blah.
4. As if we needed any more drama, here comes your ex girlfriend.
5. And there he was....Johnny Depp!!
6. I had left a curler in my hair!

2007-01-09 12:35:12 · 4 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

Please give me some idea. I have a project for school and I wanted to get the ball rolling.

2007-01-09 12:29:21 · 6 answers · asked by Dark Empress 2

"white heat beneath the combined fires of despair and jealousy"

does white heat mean...contolled heat? calm heat?...

i was thinking of using this to back up my literary analysis on "The lady, or the Tiger"...I am backing up that the LADY came out of the door...would this work?

2007-01-09 12:28:41 · 4 answers · asked by Lina 4

99% of all questions and answers are incorrect. Is this the new standard of the English language?

2007-01-09 12:28:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

all they told me is that it had to do with science it is an assignment for a 3rd or 4th grader.

2007-01-09 12:24:28 · 11 answers · asked by tweet25@sbcglobal.net 1

HELP!

2007-01-09 12:21:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What sentence can you say, but never write?

2007-01-09 12:15:32 · 21 answers · asked by Bob Danvers-Walker 4

2007-01-09 12:08:15 · 16 answers · asked by sAm O So kOoLz Ya diGg =) 1

2007-01-09 12:06:50 · 9 answers · asked by anyr ty 1

2007-01-09 11:56:03 · 2 answers · asked by Kamote 1

2007-01-09 11:52:59 · 3 answers · asked by tasrshorting 2

It is for a alphabet book project for kids so the sentence cannot be too violent or sexual.

I am thinking something like 'Orderly Octopus plans October' that kind of stuff. Some words can start with another letter. The main thing is that it has to have a twist in it, a weird kind of feeling...thanks a lot....

2007-01-09 11:50:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this statement grammatically correct? How can I improve it?

2007-01-09 11:46:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

plz serious answers.heres an example of a before and adfter phrase:stuffed animal shelter.

stuffed animal
animal shelter
get it?got it?good

2007-01-09 11:39:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok people at my school say that i am a goth or a punk because of what i wear........i don't really think i am goth or a punk but i don't know what the 'signs' are......would the clothes people wear decide the peoples label? if you could give some signs or just some advice that would be great. thnx for your time....bye

2007-01-09 11:34:28 · 7 answers · asked by Casper 2

need for future reference. please help me.

2007-01-09 11:33:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-09 11:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by ohwiseone 3

2007-01-09 11:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by derek l 1

2007-01-09 11:27:28 · 9 answers · asked by Aisling B 1

2007-01-09 11:13:18 · 3 answers · asked by Aisling B 1