Words & Wordplay - May 2007

In France, it is called a TPV (Terminal Point De Vente) but I don't know in English, and as a teacher I'm always expected to know the answer. It is not an ATM (Automated Teller Machine), which is a cashmachine for a bank. What I'm looking for it the electronic device, in which you insert your credit card, followed by your confidential code to make a payment in a shop or hotel. Perhaps, someone can also give me the name of the manual device used to make a credit card imprint in a hotel. Thanks a million.

2007-05-14 07:03:00 · 12 answers · asked by Invisible 4

Is it geniuses or genei or some other word i haven't thought of yet?

my brother, as some of you might know, is planning to take over the world, and he wants to abbolish the weekend so that all the people in schools become geniuses or genei or...

2007-05-14 06:51:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need soemthing to inspire me. Thanks for your responses.

2007-05-14 06:23:56 · 9 answers · asked by cruisingalong 4

What is the correct sentence form when you have a pronoun followed by a verb in conjunction with compound subjects in a sentence? Here is my example: Would you say, "There is a chair and table over by the desk?" where the sentence takes a singular form because of the pronoun there being closest to the verb is? Or would you say, "There are a chair and table over by the desk?" This would assume that you have compound subjects, (table and chair) so do you go with the plural verb "Are?" I have seen both ways be accepted by both school teachers and professors. But is one method preferred over the other? Do you go with the pronoun closest to the verb, or the format compound subjects=compound verb?

Jeff

2007-05-14 04:46:34 · 5 answers · asked by Big Jeff 2

Where does the apostrophe fall in alphabetically?

2007-05-14 04:14:37 · 3 answers · asked by phoebe 6

Can you please write it in number? When people say it or you read it somewhere, how do you know that whether it is pm or am?

2007-05-14 04:09:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

can u explain me what does it mean in other words?

"The projections going forward are highly plausible scientific estimations."

THANKS.. :)

2007-05-14 03:36:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-14 03:18:13 · 14 answers · asked by pipe2d 1

2007-05-13 23:43:41 · 10 answers · asked by ireland01 2

2007-05-13 23:32:21 · 7 answers · asked by chattybi 1

General English doubt

2007-05-13 22:58:15 · 4 answers · asked by jith 1

"...it was far from unusual for grown women simply to keep house as a primary occupation, neither marrying nor working outside the home."

"far from unusual"...so that means it was abnormal for a woman to stay inside...right?

2007-05-13 22:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by rastabudd 4

1. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
A. With the proper help, they'll complete the project early.
B. Running all the way, he got there early.
C. They sang it, and sang it again.
D. They tried, although they didn't expect to win.
ans: b
2: Two things to keep in mind when you're deciding whether to use formal or informal English are the
A. opinion and the occasion.
B. occasion and the audience.
C. reader and the audience.
D. reader and the location ans: b
3: Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment?
A. When we stopped by the garden.
B. Stop by the garden.
C. We stopped; she didn't.
D. Stopping by the garden, we saw that the flowers were in bloom. ans: a
4: What is the name of the common error in the following sentence? Having risen because of the rains, the hikers were unable to cross the river.
A. Infinitive phrase
B. Run-on sentence
C. Dangling modifier
D. Prepositional phrase

2007-05-13 22:23:16 · 6 answers · asked by wolf_in_da_room 1

1.Choose the connective that belongs in the blank in the following sentence. Everyone appeared to be having a good time. _______, my impressions may have been wrong.
A. In fact
B. In other words
C. Furthermore
D. Of course ans: d
2: Which one of these statements would be considered inappropriate in formal writing?
A. Dr. Thomson arrives promptly each morning.
B. He hates to be late.
C. He reviews the reports of his assistants.
D. Next, he prepares to conduct his experiments. ans: b
3: A clause from sentence (i) has been turned into a(n) _______ in sentence (ii). (i) Since she knew what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. (ii) Knowing what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting.
A. compound predicate
B. relative pronoun
C. infinitive
D. phrase ans: d

2007-05-13 22:21:28 · 4 answers · asked by wolf_in_da_room 1

some eye catching name which sound good on listing once

2007-05-13 21:47:03 · 2 answers · asked by AMITA S 1

On my auntie's estate, i was known as Gypsy for some reason.
When i said to one of the kids, i bet you don't even know what a gypsy is, i get back 'yes i do, it's someone who sells pegs' lol lol

2007-05-13 21:06:43 · 21 answers · asked by ♀SaintsRLFC♀ 4

1. What are these kinds of puzzles called:

head
-------- = head over heels
heels

or

loMADLYve = madly in love?

2. Where can I find some online?

♥

2007-05-13 19:47:09 · 1 answers · asked by ♥ The One You Love To Hate♥ 7

2007-05-13 15:22:44 · 18 answers · asked by anthony l 1

2007-05-13 14:48:45 · 10 answers · asked by james 2

2007-05-13 14:39:48 · 26 answers · asked by tarable628 1

Seamus Heaney explained the origin during a seminar once, and I don't remember what he said. Thanks for any help.

2007-05-13 13:11:11 · 4 answers · asked by elizabeth_ashley44 7

I found out the name Merrissa or Merissa, means "of the Sea", but there was one place that I found that it meant "to pour out of the sea", but I can not find it again. Some one I know named their child Merissa Joy so that it would to pour out Joy does would that actually be its meaning? Do you know where it has to pour out in its meaning?

2007-05-13 13:06:35 · 1 answers · asked by ? 2

Does anyone happen to know how to say "Zombie" In Latin?

2007-05-13 12:56:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone please provide a translation of the name French name Darrieaux, as in the French actress Danielle Darrieaux. Also, what do the following phrases translate to in English? "Le Petit Echo De La Mode", "Pour Elle", "Modes & Trauvaux". Thanks very much!

2007-05-13 12:24:11 · 4 answers · asked by Jowe 1

Please please help... what on earth is the difference between a nook or a cranny??

2007-05-13 12:22:43 · 22 answers · asked by karatekids11 1

Have you ever noticed the Moon shining so brightly?
or
Did you ever noticed the Moon shining so brightly?


or are both of them correct? if it is, which one sounds better?

2007-05-13 12:08:58 · 13 answers · asked by Orange? 4

2007-05-13 11:44:44 · 6 answers · asked by brooke d 1

John is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at his school. How many students John's school. Explain the answer.

2007-05-13 11:38:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Heres the part of the sentence, I showed two ways of writing it but I'm not sure which is right or if they are both wrong. Please help! Here they are:

...that could, most likely, be beneficial...
...that could most likely be beneficial...

2007-05-13 11:18:08 · 3 answers · asked by marie 2

What is the setting for any ad? Give examples and describe.

PLEASE HELP....

2007-05-13 11:02:32 · 1 answers · asked by shiny 1