Words & Wordplay - February 2007

The 50 nifty united states song........from 13 original colonies.

2007-02-10 15:30:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 15:14:23 · 18 answers · asked by Robinella 1

On Friday I asked a question about the origin of "fill 'er up" and why it refers to a "her"? After I did more research on the net I became more confused. I found out that some Newspapers write "fill it up" and others "fill her up". So is it "her" or "it".
References:
NY Times writes "fill it Up":
http://tinyurl.com/edj43
Bizz Journal writes "fill her up":
http://tinyurl.com/28by6c
English Idioms also claims that the right words are "fill her up":
http://tinyurl.com/29772d

2007-02-10 15:05:48 · 13 answers · asked by zali6 1

2007-02-10 14:57:14 · 5 answers · asked by mohindar k 1

Americans keep stating that all people from the uk cannot spell. This is not true and only ignorance would believe it. They must realise that you cannot judge a whole nation on the account of a few minor individuals. I know a lot of americans who are damn reatrded and can't even spell "they", does'nt mean to say that all americans can't spell though does it?

2007-02-10 14:54:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which is the correct way to say it? Is it a "war on terror" or a "war on terrorism"? I'm only interested in which term is accurate and why.

2007-02-10 14:05:06 · 12 answers · asked by Frosty 6

i was listening to iron maiden's 'the trooper' and i got confused.
it says:
The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We were meant to fight another day.


Does that mean it's written from the viewpoint of a German soldier during WWII? but earlier in the song it talks about muskets so would it be a French Nepolianic soldier?

2007-02-10 14:01:36 · 4 answers · asked by DeanB 2

ok confess who either sings to

a> a hairbrush
b> a areasol can
c> in the bath/bog
d> to there pets

i do and think im the next X factor winner lol

not

2007-02-10 13:28:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the first thing that comes in to your mind when you see the word random

2007-02-10 13:20:04 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

in person and pretend like they care, but they really don't care.

2007-02-10 13:15:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 13:13:33 · 18 answers · asked by raybbies 5

i have a vauge idea but i dont know for sure so can someone tell me please?

2007-02-10 12:23:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

yay
yeah
yea

2007-02-10 12:15:02 · 5 answers · asked by Freakgirl 7

Is a Homophone a gay mobile?

2007-02-10 11:48:13 · 24 answers · asked by Colin H 3

When my hubby is mad, he'll repeat the same pharse over and over again. IE: "I can't believe you didn't know that", over and over again. It so irriates me. Does any one know what that is called?

2007-02-10 11:19:40 · 13 answers · asked by Courtkanee 1

must have a sound in it that is in one of the following names:
JAck, George, Ginny, or Gypsy 9 letters long.

2007-02-10 11:18:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

'Peace.'

2007-02-10 11:17:42 · 28 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7

here's the sentence it needs to rhyme with: our town was destroyed

2007-02-10 10:57:14 · 10 answers · asked by beagleowner2 3

From this context:

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While definitions of market rate vary, a common benchmark is the rate that local commercial banks pay *on time deposits* of 90 days or more. The MFI should note what benchmark it uses to determine whether a borrowing is at a market rate, and therefore commercial.

2007-02-10 10:45:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

rubber....

2007-02-10 10:40:28 · 6 answers · asked by my name 2

2007-02-10 10:31:20 · 3 answers · asked by Maggie 1

Tell me if this persons statement about the word "Arabic" is correct...

Here is what someone said in reference to someone else referring to an Arab person as a Arabic person:

"Arabic" is an adjective referring specifically to literature of the Arab people, not a noun referring to someone of Arabian descent. You don't call Arabian people "Arabics", you call them "Arabs".

So he is saying that the word Arabic can only be used as an adjective describing a language and can not be used to decribe a person. Is he right? If he is wrong, please explain why. Thanks!

2007-02-10 10:21:27 · 4 answers · asked by karaizacutie 1

please don't answer this unless you're ABSOLUTELY SURE.

"I wondered if anything were wrong." is a sentence I found in a reputable review book. Since anything is singular, why isn't the "were" a "was"? I don't think this is a hypothetical condition...help!

2007-02-10 09:58:31 · 7 answers · asked by need help! 3

Its a cert that you will get at least five people a day leaving comments sl*gging of other peoples spelling on Answers.
Lighten up people. Its not an english exam.
I dont think mis-spelling the odd word hardly means there uneducated. As long as the person leaving the question knows what they mean, thats all that counts.

2007-02-10 09:55:29 · 57 answers · asked by trickyrick32 4

I actually used to be one of them, but recently, after some stupid twa.t mugged me and broke one of my fingers, I understand what it's like to be bad at spoelling adn grammar and I don't care. I just hate the do-gooders who say we should all be able to spell and write sentences in a grammatically correct fashion. Surelym, so long as you can get the gist of what someone is tryign to get across then it doesn't matter how they type it just so long as the point is clear.

You all get my point, right? I hatye the grammatically correct idiots who think 'chav' sjhould be eliminated from teh dictionary and who think the apostrophe shoudl have its own cult following. For goodness sake, the English language is fluid, everchanging, that's why words get added to teh dictionary in teh first place, why don't peopel understand that? And therules concerning teh apostrophe are long adn tiresome. I have an entire 200 page book on the uses and common errors of where to put it, left untouched of course.

2007-02-10 09:47:09 · 18 answers · asked by Katri-Mills 4

i need a pirate-ish word. pirate slang, whatever. even parts of a ship.
i know: scallywag, picaroon, coaming, and some other ones.
thanx 4 helping

2007-02-10 09:32:36 · 8 answers · asked by Teenager 2

I want to get this in latin as a tattoo but some of the qoutes in latin i've found i don't know if their right. I want son's and father's to be possessive but the translations i've found aren't possessive I don't think. I want it to be specifically about my glory being my father's. Can anyone help??

2007-02-10 09:17:32 · 3 answers · asked by miraballer25 2

????????

2007-02-10 09:08:22 · 1 answers · asked by rikz 1

good....

2007-02-10 09:04:52 · 13 answers · asked by my name 2

'Night Speaks'

GRATEFUL is Sleep, my life in stone bound fast;
More grateful still: while wrong and shame shall last,
On me can Time no happier state bestow
Than to be left unconscious of the woe.
Ah then, lest you awaken me, speak low.
Grateful is Sleep, more grateful still to be
Of marble; for while shameless wrong and woe
Prevail, 'tis best to neither hear nor see.
Then wake me not, I pray you. Hush, speak low.
Come, gentle Sleep, Death's image tho' thou art,
Come share my couch, nor speedily depart;
How sweet thus living without life to lie,
Thus without death how sweet it is to die.

William Wordsworth

2007-02-10 08:55:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous