Words & Wordplay - March 2007

Why do we say "bye bye" but not "hi hi"?

2007-03-28 11:27:10 · 6 answers · asked by Ram27 2

I have two: when someone asks me a question, I answer and they ask, "Are you sure?"
And people who spell "a lot" as one word "alot"....

2007-03-28 11:16:03 · 16 answers · asked by maimatt7 3

What are some words that rhyme with Edward?
The person with the most words receives Best Answer from yours truly!!

2007-03-28 11:16:00 · 3 answers · asked by pls help 3

What is the next word in this list?

leave
plateau
remember
day
too

2007-03-28 11:12:33 · 5 answers · asked by delfi 3

2007-03-28 11:10:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 11:09:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 11:04:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a stubborn friend whose brother said there was and I found the greek alphabet which didn't have "C" and though I'm pretty sure I'm right I want some backup

2007-03-28 11:04:18 · 6 answers · asked by treeman151 1

2007-03-28 11:03:30 · 6 answers · asked by gbabione 1

2007-03-28 10:56:51 · 9 answers · asked by iCat 2

For example, lets say you have 'bee'. If you take away the two 'e's, then you're word will be different, but pronounced the same ('b').

2007-03-28 10:50:08 · 7 answers · asked by iCat 2

I saw it on someone's Yahoo Answer!!!

2007-03-28 10:45:28 · 5 answers · asked by steph3494 3

2007-03-28 10:40:40 · 4 answers · asked by Kevin Fishbaum 1

What does this phrase mean?

“You can never outgrow your upbringing, for the worst”

OR

“For the worst, you can never outgrow your upbringing”


Is either one of these is a proper English sentence?
Which one?
And what does it mean?

2007-03-28 10:28:58 · 2 answers · asked by tauntingbull 2

What is this called when someone says a sentence like "The Sky Is Blue." but it comes out werong like.."The blue is sky."
they change words around. My friend does that, and she gets straight A's.

What is that called?

2007-03-28 10:25:04 · 3 answers · asked by inthisskin22x 2

2007-03-28 10:19:16 · 3 answers · asked by redflite 3

some person commented my picture on myspace and said "you're lush!"

2007-03-28 10:18:11 · 7 answers · asked by cassie ♥ 3

i have done the very last one as an example
dead of ( ) fever
golf ( ) stand
swiss ( ) up
super ( ) cupboard
industrial ( ) agent
all ( ) wing
happy new ( year ) book

2007-03-28 10:15:05 · 9 answers · asked by MARIE S 4

When writting, when you end a sentance with an exclamation mark, is it correct to not put a full stop? if so why?

2007-03-28 10:12:20 · 2 answers · asked by bikbokkop 2

Where did it originate, what is it applicable to?

2007-03-28 10:10:40 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw this in an article and I think I know what it means, but here is the word in context:

"An agent's worst moment, says Greenburg, comes when he requests a figure and the other person quickly agrees. That proves he was lowballed."

2007-03-28 10:02:23 · 4 answers · asked by Matty 2

2007-03-28 09:50:18 · 9 answers · asked by sweet03 1

Actually, I use "Somebody, or someone."

2007-03-28 09:47:48 · 3 answers · asked by z 2007 1

2007-03-28 09:47:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

you mess up your words like when your talking and instead of saying love you, y-ove l-ou? I havent never messed up on love you, but sometimes when im tryin to say something i switch the first letter of 2 words.

2007-03-28 09:46:07 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer L 2

2007-03-28 09:45:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 09:39:58 · 8 answers · asked by chez 1

To my belief, I think 'door hinge' rhymes with orange. What do you guys think?

2007-03-28 09:39:13 · 11 answers · asked by Marriot_Plum23 1

"between you and me" or "between you and I"??

2007-03-28 09:21:30 · 25 answers · asked by Big Steve 1

2007-03-28 09:20:52 · 9 answers · asked by Belinda F 1