Words & Wordplay - April 2007

y do people spell it this way? isn't it spelled COLOR???

2007-04-05 11:18:20 · 26 answers · asked by Chaneal-Ushinee` bxtcheszzz 2

This is what I said "this piece of music is easy on the ear",but he said it's easy on the ears is correct.I checked my dictionary;it's ear not ears.Is it different in different states of the us?

2007-04-05 10:11:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Natives were taxed disproportionately when compared to non-natives

2007-04-05 10:08:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone help me think of a metaphor that describes you alone.. like you're the only person there, and there's nothing and no one around?

2007-04-05 09:58:08 · 5 answers · asked by wingman 1

What's wrong with you people? Is grammer gone for good or what?

your is your
your is NOT you're!

2007-04-05 09:58:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the police is questioned about an incident, and their answer is:
“I assure you that this incident HAS BEEN dealt with”.
Do they mean the incident was solved, like in the Past?
Or
Do they mean they are working on the case, like in the present?

Thank you.

2007-04-05 09:33:44 · 8 answers · asked by f_vidigal 1

Which of these clauses (the stuff not in parenthesis) can be labeled as Adjectival, Adverbial, Subject, Object of a Preposition, Direct Object, or Complement?

1. (Almost any kind of soil) that is apprpriate for table wine grapes (can be found in CA.)
2. (Val believed) that everything had been accomplished in time.
3. (Josh was the person) that we saw in the auditorium.
4. (Sal understands) why the trip was rescheduled.
5. (Juan left his car at home) because it had a flat tire
6. (That idea is) what Gigi plans to write about in her 2nd novel.
7. (Our clock does not work right) when it is too tightly wound.
8. (Conor feels really good) about the answers he gave to the press.
9. (Yesterday we learned) that Yang was elected president.
10. After the rain stops this morning, (we'll go to the beach).

2007-04-05 06:44:40 · 3 answers · asked by rascal 2

2007-04-05 06:29:10 · 14 answers · asked by yesi c 2

I have tried several websites and online language resources, but to no avail. please help.

Also I use the word "trustmatic", what would you understand from it?

Thanks...

2007-04-05 06:21:08 · 12 answers · asked by net_bandit_93 2

2007-04-05 06:02:01 · 6 answers · asked by elie101_forever 3

2007-04-05 05:51:18 · 3 answers · asked by deardevildeb 1

its an aptitude question from a company known as indigo architect.

2007-04-05 05:29:36 · 5 answers · asked by ney 1

The sentence is "Something I always do before taking a test is pray at a shrine."

Why is the infinity to- unnecessary after "is"? My students are taught to always separate verbs with an infinitive and I can't convince them this sentence structure is correct.

I think because it is a habit and not a future activity, but I would love a technical answer.

Thank you!

2007-04-05 04:48:43 · 4 answers · asked by tokyo teacher 07 1

2007-04-05 04:30:38 · 17 answers · asked by Max 5

Are "damn" and "crap" bad words?

2007-04-05 04:27:59 · 22 answers · asked by Barb 3

when writing an email people put in the subject field: RO, RE, AR. what do these mean? and is there a listing of all these little abbreviations?

2007-04-05 02:47:01 · 3 answers · asked by Eric B 1

This is for my friend on our vocabulary test who won't ask our teacher about it. (I already know how to say it, just prove it to him, please).

2007-04-05 02:06:46 · 9 answers · asked by drh1589 2

is there anything i can do?

2007-04-05 01:09:42 · 3 answers · asked by ann4frog 1

that say "you must send it to 7 people in ten minutes or you'll have bad luck or your wish won't come true etc... Why do we feel the need to do it? Is it because we feel we need to do what were told or what?

2007-04-05 00:38:57 · 2 answers · asked by Sparkles 4

is it a

legend
fairy tale
novel
short story
essay
tall tale
chronicle

which of those?

2007-04-05 00:31:24 · 7 answers · asked by julie 1

[you supply punchline... it seemed like a good setup line...]

2007-04-04 22:45:34 · 3 answers · asked by smci 7

Do you think that bad grammer is proof that the user is defecient in intelligence?

2007-04-04 22:09:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-04 21:35:35 · 2 answers · asked by azileh 1

I know you can say rounder but I will like to know if to say more round is also o.k.

2007-04-04 20:57:17 · 10 answers · asked by Ray 1

I am looking for the word that describes food that you want to nibble it, I thought the word was mourish but this word does not seem to exist. Any ideas?

2007-04-04 19:48:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please give the exact date.

Thanks

2007-04-04 19:38:00 · 4 answers · asked by mounti 1

2007-04-04 18:24:53 · 12 answers · asked by Samone 1

2007-04-04 18:05:31 · 13 answers · asked by Sarah T 5

I saw this article about a student "mooning" a teacher at the link below, and I'd like to know what this expression means. Thanks.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_fe_st/mooning_student;_ylt=AtNVyHw9rlXuIFXrbn4wQDMuQE4F

2007-04-04 17:40:16 · 20 answers · asked by randomaccess15 1

icludes the word fecundity? please make it approriate

thank you so much

2007-04-04 16:54:20 · 3 answers · asked by Female 4