Words & Wordplay - February 2007

2007-02-11 16:46:17 · 11 answers · asked by . 3

I call my bf dork.

2007-02-11 16:40:29 · 6 answers · asked by california girl 4

2007-02-11 16:18:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-11 16:08:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does it mean when someone writes "Regards", and then their names. I know the meaning of it, but it doesn't make sense. The meaning I know is "look upon", or something.

2007-02-11 15:52:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

example:
john doe cq. lucky luke

2007-02-11 15:51:44 · 1 answers · asked by MaLes 3

I really want to better my oral, and written English skills and I was wondering what would be the best way to become better at it? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

2007-02-11 15:38:29 · 5 answers · asked by The Chief 2

2007-02-11 15:25:28 · 7 answers · asked by dharani daran 1

I'm pretty tolerant of misspellings and of common errors, especially in a forum like this, it's not formal writing, so who really cares? BUT - there are some things that people should just know! Starting with that! Know vs no!

Other important things:

-Who's vs whose
-they're, their, there
-wit is a clever expression; with is the preposition that means "to accompany"

..and more.

Communication and language are the back bone of civilizations. Without the capability to effectively communicate with each other, our society will stop functioning!

Who agrees? Who disagrees? Why?

2007-02-11 15:13:27 · 39 answers · asked by Tiff 5

2007-02-11 14:58:13 · 12 answers · asked by gugu g 1

2007-02-11 14:57:08 · 36 answers · asked by Victoria N 1

2007-02-11 14:54:51 · 9 answers · asked by Mori 1

2 or 3?

2007-02-11 14:50:39 · 22 answers · asked by ouranhighschool 2

2007-02-11 14:49:17 · 3 answers · asked by c s 1

2007-02-11 14:39:08 · 9 answers · asked by rocky 1

2007-02-11 14:27:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Reading these questions and answers, I estimate (albeit not scientifically) that about 80 to 90% of people posting here are poor spellers (not to mention grammatically challanged). Is it because they can't, or because they don't care? After all, there is a spell checking function readily available.....

2007-02-11 14:04:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-11 13:38:17 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see it everywhere! You do NOT pluralize words with apostrophes. The most popular examples are usually "CD's" or "DVD's," when it should just be "CDs" and "DVDs." Or how about, "I got three A's on my report card"? LAME! You don't do it "because it looks right," because it honestly doesn't. Who were these offenders' teachers? Complete morons?

2007-02-11 13:28:43 · 9 answers · asked by Handy Leatherette 5

2007-02-11 13:25:30 · 6 answers · asked by Paresh P 1

2007-02-11 13:13:47 · 5 answers · asked by hello world 7

"If I wasn't vulnerable, I wouldn't have been able to have been influenced".

2007-02-11 12:51:02 · 7 answers · asked by phil5775 3

2007-02-11 12:47:31 · 9 answers · asked by primmoammore 1

The meaning of an Italian word; I think it is a compound. It is used in a passage about the political philosophy of Machiavelli.

2007-02-11 12:43:22 · 4 answers · asked by crofty28585 1

Are there any particular reasons you think Shakespeare chose Denmark to be the country Hamlet was the prince of?

2007-02-11 12:36:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anna F 2

Wow such restraint! Why is it that people just can't help themselves. DO NOT press the red button.

2007-02-11 12:28:53 · 21 answers · asked by chrismyarse 2

can somebody pleaseeee send me some TION words! i cant think of any... i have emotion, determanation, election, and educatioon.. i just need a list of "Tion" Words Please!

2007-02-11 12:20:57 · 15 answers · asked by emily 2

I don't really remember from school when I was little but when writing an essay and talking about your mother and father are you supposed to capitalize it?

2007-02-11 12:16:54 · 8 answers · asked by combatrocker88 1

I have always believed that all knowledge is useful sooner or later ,to someone, at sometime. Is this another term for trivia, perhaps? Or was someone making up a term to insult another who perhaps seemed to "know" to much?

2007-02-11 12:06:51 · 9 answers · asked by notuptoit2000 2

Help, British experts! I have heard this used on British tv-shows as a word for cat, pets, cats and dogs, and can't find a dictionary reference to this usage. In the Oxford English Dictionary it says "moggy" is used as slang for a calf (perhaps from the name Maggie).

Does anyone know what animals this term can be used for IRL in Britain?
thanks!

2007-02-11 12:04:24 · 4 answers · asked by papyrusbtl 6