Words & Wordplay - July 2007

2007-07-07 13:06:39 · 55 answers · asked by christina m 1

why could you:

1. Call a woman a kitten, but never a cat;

2. You can call her a mouse, cannot call her a rat;

3. Call a woman a chicken, but never a hen;

4. You can call her a duck, cannot call her a goose;

5. You can call her a deer, but never a moose;

6. You can call her a lamb but never a sheep;

7. Economic she lives, but you can't call her cheap.

8. You can say she's a vision, can't say she's a sight;

9. And no woman's skinny, she's slender and slight.

10. If she should burn you up, say she sets you afire,


^oh, please, please, please, pretty please??

2007-07-07 13:02:22 · 3 answers · asked by sushi 1

Does somebody know an online dictionary with IPA symbols

2007-07-07 12:58:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 12:33:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that I read the word in a novel by Dessen (either Just Listen or This Lullaby ). I am almost positive it started with a "P" like pirguet (looked like this- dont even think this is a real word...) or something. I don't know. But I really would like to find out. So please help me out if you don't mind.

2007-07-07 12:23:24 · 6 answers · asked by AUlover 1

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT STANDS FOR???

2007-07-07 11:10:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like if I searched "tra" the results would give me words consisting of those letters.

2007-07-07 10:59:38 · 3 answers · asked by Dexter 1

2007-07-07 10:35:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 10:32:02 · 9 answers · asked by esanez 4

2007-07-07 09:36:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

So there's that old saying...
"There's more than one way to skin a cat."
Is that grammatically correct?

I mean, the word 'way' is the subject, I suppose, so the correct verb would be 'is'. But if you paraphrase it...
"There are more ways than one to skin a cat."
Then the subject, I suppose, is 'ways' and the correct verb is 'are'.

But... I guess what I don't understand is how 'more' can be describing something singular in the first sentence, yet something plural in the second. It's a quantitative measure both times. (It measures 'how many of' not 'how much of'... "I want more pie." VS "I want more pies.")

I'm sure that the phrase 'more than' has something to do with it, but I'm no grammar expert or anything...

2007-07-07 08:38:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 06:50:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay so at my summer camp we have to make a "camp name" which consists of our name but sort of mushed into some kind of phrase.

For example, "Lindsey" could be "Put the lime Lindsey coconut" or "Paula" could be "Paula want a cracker." I need a clever one for the name "Susan"

2007-07-07 06:00:11 · 9 answers · asked by Susie 6

W-A-S-P-Y (saying each letter) or just all one word as in waspy or wasp?

2007-07-07 05:30:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've seen it EVERYWHERE! My games, my friends' MSN names, and on t.v.

Here's an example:
"Let me be the one [that] calls you..."

So would you replace ''that'' with ''who'' because you're talking about a person? Using ''that'' seems like it would be for an object. Any English Majors out there who (look, "who" makes sense here) would know?

2007-07-07 05:29:09 · 10 answers · asked by Stoker 2

Is it correct to use the two words interchangeably for a 'trainee' working to gain practical experience in an occupation.

2007-07-07 04:38:48 · 5 answers · asked by Sami 1

2007-07-07 04:05:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-07 02:46:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

autosophers r self learning data bases. Is the idea so common in d it industry now?

2007-07-07 02:42:17 · 1 answers · asked by ambily r 1

2007-07-07 02:40:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

lmao! english 101..

2007-07-07 02:00:27 · 12 answers · asked by rapidgirl 2

May be your answer will be....
what you can count called MANY
and what you can not count says MUCH...ok...
I did learn this thing .....so
why WE ALL ASKING IN SHOP "HOW MUCH IS THAT?"..
although money countable....

2007-07-07 01:54:12 · 20 answers · asked by jhon 1

Example: "She's a great little car"
Sometimes boats, the moon, oceans and rivers are often called she.

2007-07-07 01:54:06 · 10 answers · asked by ♫♪ misscnmi ♪♫ 5

something like, "i saw her duck."

2007-07-07 00:51:42 · 6 answers · asked by red_polka 2

i dont mean the insect i mean the term americans mean for someone.. it was mentioned on a couple of american tv programs i watch in england and they seemed to deny that they were one as if it were a bad thing.. what is it??

2007-07-07 00:49:48 · 14 answers · asked by vintage_barbie 1

2007-07-06 21:51:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

And should we tell young people those words are not acceptable.
As some young people some times use words wrongly and ignor the root mean behind it

2007-07-06 21:46:07 · 2 answers · asked by jobees 6

The Americans as wel as the British confuse the whole world in the way they mention dates.

If an American writes : 1--5-2007 ,
it means : January 5,2007.

If a Britisher writes :1-5-2007 ,
it means : May 1,2007.

But when they both write 07-07-'07 ,
it means , July 7,2007( or)
7July ,2007 ,
(in which the third world is not confused.)

They both confuse the world with spellings :
Cheque : Check
Harbour :Harbor
Labour :Labor
Photo :Foto

If the Americans write 'o' instead of 'ou' .

they must correct themselves more with regard to the following words :

courage : corage
country : contry
dangerous ....

Their MILLIONS also confuse others

2007-07-06 21:02:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering what the word "Muggin" means...
Xzibit has a song called it...
please be serious i need a quick answer

2007-07-06 19:35:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

You have shown me I am safe to fully be myself with you, and share my feelings.

I think its grammatically correct but I want to make it sound better. want to use another word in place of shown, is shown or showed right, and don't know if I need to use "with you" but would sentence sound right without it? This sentence is in response to my boyfriend 33 responding and being understanding what is bothering me. Please revise this with right grammar even though it is probably right, thanks

2007-07-06 19:24:35 · 6 answers · asked by simplemiss71 1