Words & Wordplay - January 2007

When is it proper to begin a sentence with "How come?" For example, can you say "How come schools are closed today?" instead of "Why are schools closed today?" Or is it not okay at all?

2007-01-16 04:01:35 · 18 answers · asked by l.marie 3

That should be one way to say Lauren and I, Me and Lauren.

2007-01-16 03:47:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-16 03:47:05 · 10 answers · asked by beeyellowarena 1

2007-01-16 03:45:35 · 6 answers · asked by navin p 2

1. Oh, I did Shakespeare in the Park. I got mugged.
2. He taught me how to listen to Mozart.
With your ears, right?
3. Give me ten minutes, ten lousy minutes.
4. Trust me. It's me, for heaven's sake...well, trust me anyhow.
5. The moment I smelled her I loved her.
Well, smell someone else. She's taken.
6. You're like one of those creatures in Greek mythology who's half-goat.

2007-01-16 03:41:26 · 5 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

2007-01-16 03:31:00 · 3 answers · asked by latasha i 1

I mean, these days people are using less words and shorter sentences to express themselves but before this was different.
I cannot even understand most of the original, old novels...
Can this be a reality?

2007-01-16 03:19:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-16 02:48:38 · 1 answers · asked by SHMS ALMJLISS 1

my boss sometimes calls me fruit , what do you make of it

2007-01-16 02:47:55 · 15 answers · asked by hayley b 1

2007-01-16 02:47:13 · 16 answers · asked by Lovemore N 1

2007-01-16 02:47:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think is a fun word to say?
I need some fun words for my project.
Here are some examples.
OOMPA LOOMPA
ASK
TREE
FOOT
HAND
ASK
BANANA
CHEESE
OINK
PIG
HORSE
CHARLIE
MOO
YELLOW
HAIR

2007-01-16 02:45:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi everyone im new here be nice

2007-01-16 02:45:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have googled and wikipedia'd etc but it's still too difficult for my brother. He's 9. Thanks !

2007-01-16 02:43:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does this mean and what lanuage is it?

2007-01-16 02:32:35 · 12 answers · asked by crimsontwilight2008 1

1.accelerate 2. bystander 3. canvass 4. casual 5. downtrodden 6. erode 7. flounder 8. gruesome 9. melancholy 10. ordeal 11. parch 12. persist 13. puny 14. quibble 15. regal 16. vital 1. Some poets are at their best when dealing with happy events, while others seem to perfer the more __ side of life. 2. A group of reporters from the local TV station __ our district for reactions to the proposed changes in the law. 3. As soon as he learned that he was to play the king in the play. his whole personality took on an almost __ air 4. The __ sight that greeted my eyes at the scene of that awful traffic accident gave me nightmares for weeks. 5. He noe claims that he was just an innocent __ , but I saw him actually taking part in the fight. 6. If you were spending your own money, rather than mine,you would be more inclined to __ over the price of the repairs. 7. Though the new halfback looked a little __ to us, he managed to hold his own against players twice his size and build.

2007-01-16 02:28:33 · 4 answers · asked by mom21 1

Played at 7:15 AM?

2007-01-16 02:21:20 · 2 answers · asked by Char 6

There are three words in the English language that end in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry. EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word. What is it? _______gry

2007-01-16 02:10:25 · 18 answers · asked by oliver p 1

2007-01-16 02:08:32 · 14 answers · asked by MOIZ Z 2

I am writing a story and I want one character to say to the other character, "I believe we will bag our limit' (discussing fishing) but I don't want to use the word bag or limit.

2007-01-16 01:56:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-16 01:51:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-16 01:49:31 · 11 answers · asked by Denise W 1

2007-01-16 01:49:14 · 12 answers · asked by Santhosh S 1

be grater?

2007-01-16 01:35:54 · 7 answers · asked by Miss Tickle 4

I'm serious. Has anyone noticed how many people don't know the difference between "your" and "you're," and don't know that you NEVER pluralize something with an apostrophe? If we can't comprehend simple concepts like these, what business do we have insisting that people who immigrate to this country learn English? We can't even communicate in that language properly ourselves!

2007-01-16 01:31:10 · 10 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6

2007-01-16 01:26:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need "technical" difference more than linguistic difference.

2007-01-16 01:19:50 · 2 answers · asked by suleiman a 1

2007-01-16 00:58:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-16 00:57:39 · 6 answers · asked by Sammy 2

2007-01-16 00:55:05 · 4 answers · asked by winliya j 1