Words & Wordplay - July 2007

These are trivial examples, but from how they appear in Spanish one might assume that "The Six Million Dollar Man" was originally "The Nuclear Man" and that "The Incredible Hulk" was "The Incredible Man."

If there's this much difference in something as simple as the title of a TV show, it seems reasonable that the words of a diplomat or an ancient text could take on different nuances or even different meanings in different languages.

So I'm guessing there's a name for translating from A to B and then back from B to A to see what speakers of B are "hearing." If so, what is it?

2007-07-18 00:49:51 · 3 answers · asked by night_train_to_memphis 6

2007-07-18 00:47:03 · 6 answers · asked by Wide Awake 7

2007-07-17 20:56:06 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2

whats is the meaning of the song? and who is she referring to as "looking for a leader" ?

2007-07-17 20:39:41 · 1 answers · asked by Dvin B 2

"My suggestion is to remove this section."

Is this sentence correct? Must I say
"My suggestion is removing this section."?

Thank you very much!!!

2007-07-17 20:37:37 · 4 answers · asked by Allen h 1

can someone please explain "per se" in his or her own words and include an example?

2007-07-17 20:16:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

whats a girls name that starts with g and ends with ys?

2007-07-17 17:11:45 · 5 answers · asked by killar163 2

crossword,6 letters.

2007-07-17 15:55:06 · 8 answers · asked by catmat 2

2007-07-17 15:02:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-17 14:37:28 · 11 answers · asked by nenas r 1

Alliqueka

2007-07-17 13:34:13 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-17 11:58:16 · 7 answers · asked by escorpiona_24 2

It's not a difficult word, it's phonetic, yet somehow 90% of people(including the president of the United States) say "nuke-u-ler). This is one of my pet peeves.

2007-07-17 10:36:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-17 10:09:12 · 23 answers · asked by Sn0wDr0p 1

2007-07-17 10:01:24 · 3 answers · asked by kimberly e 1

2007-07-17 09:49:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

<3

2007-07-17 09:46:22 · 9 answers · asked by phantastik pebbles 2

I found about fifty proper English words with a 'Q' not followed by a 'U'. For ten points, name ten or more.

2007-07-17 09:41:06 · 1 answers · asked by Menehune 7

2007-07-17 09:29:37 · 2 answers · asked by cockatoo42bird 1

Everyone of us use these words like it's bad. WHY?? When you check the dictionary from the past, these words were plain common words.

2007-07-17 09:12:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any websites that break down every part of the name and give it a meaning? For ex: beginning of the name is Shaun... etc.

2007-07-17 07:36:52 · 3 answers · asked by FlaTampaGirl 1

Is this correct, or is it only correct to say "slower"? If it's incorrect, could you explain why, please?

2007-07-17 07:33:25 · 4 answers · asked by . 4

2007-07-17 07:00:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-17 05:54:59 · 3 answers · asked by lee444@sbcglobal.net 2

2007-07-17 04:33:38 · 26 answers · asked by Vibes 2

well my name is karen. and i am calm. so i need a name. e.g. mellow karen. can you think of one for me ?

2007-07-17 03:55:09 · 21 answers · asked by Top_Gear_Biggest_Fan 5

2007-07-17 03:45:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

..."Johnny has a very strong sense of right and wrong." Translation: 'Johnny is a little creep who is for ever telling tales!' ....yours please

2007-07-17 03:40:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need to know what the words evocative, hassock, effeminate, ostensibly, substantiate, flaxen, inebriated, edifice, impish, stevedore the meaning for these words.

2007-07-17 03:35:09 · 4 answers · asked by Amanda H 1

This man was bitten by a dog.

2007-07-17 03:32:37 · 6 answers · asked by Use another nickname 1