Words & Wordplay - January 2007

it should start with 'y' and should have some meaning

2007-01-02 05:32:25 · 22 answers · asked by neil 1

2007-01-02 05:25:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I curse alot and wish to not do it as often as I do. I learned the language from my dad and the "f" word is apart of my daily use, I wnat to clean up my langauge. Any suggestions?? Thanks.

2007-01-02 05:07:14 · 17 answers · asked by All I have to do is dream... 4

Why do we use the term "piggy" bank instead of another animal? Where does the term come from?

2007-01-02 05:04:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 05:03:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you help me i dont know how to pronounce this name

2007-01-02 04:44:20 · 3 answers · asked by em 1

2007-01-02 04:39:40 · 5 answers · asked by tscraders 1

For instance, if I want to show that the book belongs to James, would I write James's book or James' book? Can someone point me to a page that dicatates these rules?

2007-01-02 04:27:36 · 9 answers · asked by AngG 3

2007-01-02 04:06:51 · 5 answers · asked by hondapride67 2

2007-01-02 03:24:08 · 5 answers · asked by Lil'Cam 1

The following sentences seem to me to be more common, but, since I am not a native speaker, I am not quite sure.

1Do you mind if I smoke?(Mind if ismoke?)
2May I smoke?

If you have any other expressions which have similar meaning, please tell me.

2007-01-02 03:15:57 · 30 answers · asked by kaihara h 1

The Washington Post has a front page caption today about the mayor-elect of Washington D.C. "Champing at the bit". I always thought it was "Chomping at the bit". Did some one at WP consume too much eggnog or am I missing something here?

2007-01-02 02:41:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 02:22:06 · 11 answers · asked by narmisimran 2

2007-01-02 02:05:58 · 12 answers · asked by Hola P 1

I posted this before, but did not get any answers to it. I'm still looking for one. Thanks!
As a side note, In case you are like me and aren't quite sure what a compound word is, it's two words that are used together as one, like the words 'pine cones', which is what I thought the answer was, until it had to rhyme with 'wheel'...
Thanks again ..

2007-01-02 02:04:11 · 2 answers · asked by Leopold 2

2007-01-02 02:00:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yes - This is an actual word.

2007-01-02 01:59:06 · 5 answers · asked by badwolf 2

2007-01-02 01:58:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 01:47:57 · 30 answers · asked by ben s 1

2007-01-02 01:42:18 · 8 answers · asked by jr a 1

I hear that this word comes from Japanese.

This word means "office worker" or "company employee".

So, please compare the following sentences.

1) In Japan, office employees are often ordered to go to remote places or sometimes to foreign countries.

2)Office workers in Japan are often transferred to distant places or occasionally to foreign countries.

3) Japanese big companies sometimes transfer their employees to distant places, sometimes abroad.

4) In Japan, it is common for “salarymen” to move to a completely new place.

2007-01-02 01:24:11 · 7 answers · asked by kaihara h 1

some one makes a statement and says "look at the protocals". what does that mean?

2007-01-02 01:24:01 · 6 answers · asked by Reuben G 1

was clever the first few times....can we have some new creativity now please.

2007-01-02 01:16:50 · 6 answers · asked by michael s 4

WHAT DO U THINK?

2007-01-02 00:55:18 · 8 answers · asked by friend 2

2007-01-02 00:42:12 · 7 answers · asked by bamber 1

As in 'When it came to the matter of his Divorce, Henry VIII did everything possible to get an edge'.

I'm guessing it means to be ahead of your opponents in some way, but I just want to know for sure. My history teacher used the phrase in my coursework information, and it would be a shame if I wasted my time going off on the wrong track because of a misunderstood phrase!

If anyone can help I'd be extremely grateful.

2007-01-02 00:31:20 · 3 answers · asked by Ticalpoe 2

2007-01-02 00:30:35 · 6 answers · asked by nikki_smartgirl19 2

2007-01-02 00:18:29 · 8 answers · asked by Sophie 3

sometimes you have less time and you want to read more. in such a situation your reading speed matters a lot. I have heard something about horizontal and vertcal readig . can any body explain it to me.

2007-01-02 00:06:30 · 8 answers · asked by siya 1

2007-01-01 23:50:47 · 2 answers · asked by Jun Ru 2