Words & Wordplay - August 2007

My friend has a wall of odd funny words...for example:
Didaskaleinophobia
means: Fear of going to school
Things like that! Thanks!

2007-08-20 14:26:00 · 3 answers · asked by Dogluva224 2

2007-08-20 14:00:34 · 8 answers · asked by John L 5

What is a good useable definition of an internet troll?

2007-08-20 13:30:58 · 2 answers · asked by bahbdorje 6

Risque. What does this mean? My girlfriend ask me if I was being risque.

2007-08-20 13:30:15 · 7 answers · asked by J.J. 1

The title "wrangler" was given to a student otaining first class in the Cambridge Mathematics Tripos I examination. The student obtaining the highest marks used to be described as the "senior wrangler". These titles were officially abandoned by Cambridge in 1909. Can anybody tell me the etymological origin of these titles and how they came to be adopted by the Cambridge University.

2007-08-20 13:15:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-20 12:52:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can we change the meaning to: brave and cunning or brave and selfish???

2007-08-20 12:30:09 · 4 answers · asked by flutethyagu 2

2007-08-20 11:41:19 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3

For example: Have you got a minute? The /t/ in got changes to /d/. Why?

2007-08-20 11:38:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is labour day and why do people say you shouldnt wear white after labour day?

2007-08-20 09:47:36 · 9 answers · asked by crazylegs 1

I'm somewhat naive about vocabulary and explanations from the dictionary. I looked up "hitherto", but the definition and example setence wasn't very clear and I still don't fully understand it.

Can someone explain hitherto is clearer words (different from the dictionary) and perhaps give me a simple sentence that contains the word hitherto? Thanks. >.~

2007-08-20 09:37:17 · 5 answers · asked by Madison 2

2007-08-20 08:15:15 · 2 answers · asked by Matthew 1

THE SHOWS CAN BE ONES FROM THE PAST OR CURRENT ONES.

PLEASE POST THE QUESTION WITH YOUR ANSWER. IT IS SO MUCH EASIER TO READ. THANKS.

1. We interrrupt this program for a special bulletin:________
2. Sunshine MacGillicutty and U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon ______
3. The preacher looked at the congregation and said, _____
4. __________ is not a good excuse for the way you've been behaving.
5. My doctor looked at my X Rays and said, ___________

2007-08-20 08:04:54 · 14 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

2007-08-20 07:38:51 · 25 answers · asked by Green Lantern 1

I heard the guy on Iron Chef America say it last night and I recognized it but couldn't remember where it came from...

2007-08-20 07:07:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-20 06:38:35 · 19 answers · asked by chocolateXXX 1

I hear this sometimes but I never really understood what it means. Seems kind of vague. Can someone explain it?

2007-08-20 06:34:45 · 6 answers · asked by secretservice 5

What chemical symbol can be written with the letters...

H I J K L M N O

Good Luck.
x

2007-08-20 06:21:40 · 22 answers · asked by rhiannon_rerc 1

What does the phrase "you mince no words" mean?

2007-08-20 06:08:48 · 5 answers · asked by Bernae D 1

eg. Somebody is getting on my wick, but I dont even know where or what my wick is.

2007-08-20 06:01:20 · 7 answers · asked by anthony r 1

A. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident.
B. Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest.
C. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating.
D. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim

2007-08-20 05:49:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. We interrupt this program for a special bulletin:_________ have/has been spotted at the Pentagon!!
2. The doctor looked grimly at me and said:____________
3. I hope that my boss has the opportunity to _________-
4. ________ and _________ will be my downfall!
5. ________ and _________ will save the world!

2007-08-20 05:49:22 · 14 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

During the night, the frightened child called for his mother and father.
A. Child
B. His
C. Frightened
D. Night

2007-08-20 05:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-20 05:06:31 · 3 answers · asked by flwrs4me 1

when someone takes a picture that is _______

like, it means that the person didnt know their picture was being taken, it was completely natural. the person didnt pose.

2007-08-20 04:18:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

&& how can you use it in a sentece?(use it in a sentence)

2007-08-20 03:36:07 · 7 answers · asked by scandalous51 3

2007-08-20 03:28:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

A. in place of an exclamation point
B. to add a formal touch to a sentence
C. to get the reader's attention
D. in place of a semicolon

2007-08-20 03:07:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is the question,
"Did you go to bed early last night?"
correct,
but it you want to use an adverb like "often", or "sometimes" as in,
"Do you often go to bed early?"
it would come before "go to bed", but you can't ask, "Did you early to to bed last night?"

2007-08-20 02:54:02 · 3 answers · asked by acorn922 2

PLEASE POST THE QUESTION ALONG WITH YOUR ANSWER. IT IS SO MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. THANKS.
►Remember....BOOK TITLES, not random phrases. ◄

1. I was so happy to see you that I __________.
2. We interrupt this program for a special bulletin: _________
3. The most frightening this I ever saw was __________.
4. The sermon in church yestersday was on ____________.
5. I love the old shows on TV Land because _____________.

2007-08-20 02:33:15 · 15 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6