Words & Wordplay - February 2007

Proof for Germanic as follows: Old Norse for "snake" is "naedre", from which we now have "adder". Thor was the Norse god of thunder. A snaky shaped cloud coming from a thunder storm would be called "Thor's snake" or ....... Thornaedre! ;-D

Beat that, you Latinophiles!

2007-02-23 01:11:24 · 4 answers · asked by Thorbjorn 6

I am from Brazil and the meaning of it is "red color" wot Canada is??

2007-02-23 00:50:17 · 2 answers · asked by playboy_carioca 2

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2007-02-23 00:50:02 · 1 answers · asked by runnerdx 1

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2007-02-23 00:49:15 · 6 answers · asked by runnerdx 1

2007-02-23 00:49:04 · 5 answers · asked by heartbeat44 1

I came to the conclusion it was because of bad schooling! idk

2007-02-23 00:41:24 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

In another word: Do you think kids at school benifit from learning Shakespeare?

2007-02-23 00:40:57 · 4 answers · asked by Aadel 3

Does it mean he is in good shape, or he has everything in good order?

2007-02-23 00:38:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

How to use this phrase? Could you give me an example?

2007-02-23 00:36:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for the word that people use to describe when someone tries too hard to be grammatically correct.

An example is saying "she came to see Naomi and I" instead of saying "Naomi and me"

This would be because the person had heard that "Naomi and I" was correct regarding a different part of grammar (when "Naomi and I" is the subject, as in "Naomi and I went to the store")

Another example is just adding letters to words instead of leaving them out. Lots of people will leave off the "-g" in "ing" words, but when someone overcompensates they might add extra letters like saying "catergory" instead of category.

2007-02-23 00:34:38 · 3 answers · asked by Melissa A 2

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2007-02-23 00:33:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-02-23 00:31:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-02-23 00:30:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the opposite of black? If you're answer was white, I don't think you're right. They are both adjectives. They are both colours. They have things in common so are they really opposites? Or do things have to have certain things in common to be opposites?

2007-02-23 00:25:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I arrived and the film started
I arrived and the film had started

2007-02-23 00:22:01 · 22 answers · asked by Laura C 1

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2007-02-23 00:15:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-02-22 23:58:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to impress my Granny, who is magic at cryptic crosswords - please help!

2007-02-22 23:55:59 · 9 answers · asked by brendanconnal 1

2007-02-22 23:52:18 · 28 answers · asked by rollacoasta 3

1.the beverage is fit.2.think of danish with a ship.3.stop going back.4.within singing love songs.5.loud crest.6.nourishment with an instrument.7.slice right in the fallow land.8.cup of char with number fifteen. Hope someone can help.

2007-02-22 23:28:21 · 6 answers · asked by michael o47 3

Ok so you know how you have to use 'AN' in front of a vowel like for instance - an egg. How come you dont say an Unique?

2007-02-22 23:05:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Plz indicate the resource origin and details,thx........

2007-02-22 22:28:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-22 22:24:29 · 6 answers · asked by Yarra 3

2007-02-22 22:02:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-22 21:22:32 · 3 answers · asked by meinlao 1

1.A girl buy a cloth which is/ that is very beautiful and cute?
In this sentense, you should choose which is or that is?
2.What is different between that and which in a sentense?
Thanks

2007-02-22 21:16:42 · 6 answers · asked by Lizy L 1

2007-02-22 20:24:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

help me about replacing promote and push forward in the sentence：

The authorities
「promote the program. 」
「push the program forward.」
....

by other synonyms with similar meaning，thank you

2007-02-22 20:15:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-22 20:15:00 · 15 answers · asked by radha g 1

If West Bengal is at the East of India, then why we call it West Bengal?

2007-02-22 19:38:34 · 7 answers · asked by Rajat V 1