Words & Wordplay - February 2007

i know it sounds dumb but ive heard so many different definitions of irony

2007-02-25 10:24:07 · 10 answers · asked by mjgrady33 2

Why is this grammatically wrong?

One popular saying tells us that a watched pot never boils, another says that he who hesitates is lost.

2007-02-25 09:50:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people use the word SUCK. This sucks, that sucks, my hair sucks, I missed a math problem, that sucks. So unlady like. What has caused us to go this direction with our language. How do we change it?

2007-02-25 09:47:53 · 4 answers · asked by Meca S 1

respond asap...plz

2007-02-25 09:43:26 · 2 answers · asked by AP 1

They are just words right?

2007-02-25 09:22:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

"...beginning to worry even more for her family_____she was for herself."

2007-02-25 09:08:37 · 11 answers · asked by K 3

2007-02-25 09:06:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Try writing a sentence of reasonable length using as many troupes as you can...

For a list of troupes see Wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figures_of_speech#Tropes

This is fun; you end up with the start of a REALLY bad novel!

2007-02-25 08:50:21 · 2 answers · asked by cfpops 5

if the past form of will=would , shall=should , can=could so when we use then to implying the past form? what's diffrent of " I should have told you" and "I should tell you" and "I shall tell you"
what's their tense? when shoul we use (could..) and when the form of( ..could have..)?
thank you

2007-02-25 08:36:24 · 9 answers · asked by ershad t 1

I've heard it used in stories and in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies but I don't know what it means.

2007-02-25 08:33:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. the 12 year old prospector was a: ( blank), (blank)

2. if our garden was overgrown with grass, (blank), (blank)

3. Steel would not burn in our fireplace but, (blank), (blank)

4: A white bucket is a, (blank), (blank)

5.I can't see the skunk but my, (blank), (blank)

6 the cookies were so good that I , (blank), (blank)

7. our chickens and ducks smell so bad that we call them, (blank), (blank)

8.there are no bargains at the boat store during the, (blank), (blank)

9. the bank granted just one mortgage; it was their, (blank), (blank)

2007-02-25 08:19:41 · 5 answers · asked by BOT22 1

ok, I'm pretty confused, help is appreciated, thanks. Ok, directions: homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings , finish each sentence below:

example: if your soup gets cold, you'll have to eat: answers 1: chili. 2. chilly.

example 2: I dug a: answer 1. hole. 2: whole.


ok, now here are a few problems:

1. the patient asked the foot doctor, " Will my ( blank) , (blank)

its suppose to be the smae words spelled differently with differnt meanings.

2. neighing all day might make a (blank), (blank)


does anyone get this?

2007-02-25 08:05:17 · 2 answers · asked by BOT22 1

I'm writing a philosophy paper and my teacher is very anal about correct grammar, so I want to know if this sentence is ok to use.
"In the beginning of Book II of the Republic, Glaucon brings up his ideas on injustice in order to understand what he truly thinks justice is."

2007-02-25 07:45:36 · 6 answers · asked by BklynzWhitestRican 2

2007-02-25 07:40:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

(referring to the part of the bow that holds the hair to the adjusting portion of the bow)

2007-02-25 07:34:46 · 2 answers · asked by MUDD 7

2007-02-25 07:33:44 · 2 answers · asked by MUDD 7

2007-02-25 07:32:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

..Just wondering,, I've never heard of it before. I should probably know.

2007-02-25 07:16:51 · 0 answers · asked by revolution skies 3

need help! FYI- I DID 64 IDIOMS BY MYSELF, AND I SEARCHED EVERYWHERE FOR THIS! SO PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO DO MY OWN WORK!

2007-02-25 07:15:40 · 4 answers · asked by Yahoo User 2

now I can`t remember where I`ve put them?

2007-02-25 07:08:29 · 10 answers · asked by The BudMiester 6

2007-02-25 07:01:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 06:59:57 · 5 answers · asked by Quickthinking 2

Female: starts and ends with E

get 10 points, first correct answer.

2007-02-25 06:51:34 · 4 answers · asked by Mystee_Rain 5

Panties always makes me cringe and so does fungus ! Imagine having fungus in your panties ... eww that makes me cringe on soooo many levels
Whats yours ??

2007-02-25 06:49:20 · 32 answers · asked by jizzumonkey 6

How do you pronounce cliche:

clih - shay
or
click?

2007-02-25 06:38:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does it mean to kiss off? and also, last laugh, laughs best

2007-02-25 06:35:38 · 1 answers · asked by Yahoo User 2

I understand it means something totally worthless, but what the heck is a poke?

2007-02-25 06:23:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

sgtdiximehesnrp

2007-02-25 06:20:49 · 3 answers · asked by Brown eyed girl 7

what is a slow movement of something away from its original position. -- From a theory of earth

2007-02-25 06:20:43 · 4 answers · asked by cheerios 2

I can't find defuse in my dictionary

2007-02-25 06:20:06 · 1 answers · asked by ivorytowerboy 5