Words & Wordplay - August 2007

The sentence is:

I intend to demonstrate to the faculty what fierce characteristics that I already know that I possess.

First- it might be a little wordy
Second- I want to replace fierce with something a little less harsh or just more accurate

later I go onto describe my focus, initiative, management and leadership skills, and a genuine compassion for people

any suggestions?

2007-08-14 05:01:55 · 6 answers · asked by MrsBaker 3

Does anyone know the answer, or possibly a resource I could have referred to obtain the answer myself?

2007-08-14 04:34:34 · 3 answers · asked by blor v 1

2007-08-14 04:30:31 · 4 answers · asked by Degreco 1

2007-08-14 04:05:00 · 9 answers · asked by Cheery_me_10 1

Use the dictionary
read
listen
skim pages

2007-08-14 04:05:00 · 8 answers · asked by Ana J 1

2007-08-14 04:01:52 · 2 answers · asked by Viktor Z 1

I don't even understand how they can say that without it being a joke!

2007-08-14 03:46:37 · 12 answers · asked by RDwannabe 2

I must write a text and I want to do it fine. I'm an English student.

2007-08-14 03:33:46 · 4 answers · asked by Mariana 1

2007-08-14 03:28:59 · 3 answers · asked by BarbeeAnne 2

Booty
Give the dog a bone
He was going my way
answer me please!
Are you tripping?

Brevity and speed are important... Have a bit of fun all you writers!

2007-08-14 03:24:35 · 4 answers · asked by Guinness 5

Equation uses all the vowels in the English alphabet (a,e,i,o,u)and revolutionary uses all of them plus Y, which is sometimes considered a vowel.

Is there a word to describe such words and can you think of other common words that use them all?

2007-08-14 03:05:52 · 3 answers · asked by ghouly05 7

because i am bored i thought id start the alphabet game!!
it basically is a-z and back again and so on!!

dont moan, as you get 2 points and i lose 5!!

2007-08-14 02:47:44 · 36 answers · asked by Anthony 3

2007-08-14 02:46:11 · 7 answers · asked by foxtrot_jude 1

1. Deadline at noon
2. The love of night
3. One bean too many
4. Trapped
5. The affair
6. Dead ringer

2007-08-14 02:32:31 · 7 answers · asked by sarge 6

Could someone please give me a bearing on the use of adverbs in grammar, daily conversation and (more to the point), their use in business.

To me they seem like a short cut of some kind, to compress an idea in a very clumsy way. Try to avoid them myself....

Could someome please give me some ideas of
a) when to AVIOD them
b) when to it would be OK use them

Oh, and before you say it (yes), I am also curious of how much validity that quote from that 1995 movie `Outbreak` has, when Kevin Spacey's character (Casey Schuler) was taking some dictation about a crisis and said " It's an adverb, Sam. It's a lazy tool of a weak mind. "

Thanks - Brad M

(PS: No silly one-liner answers, and references if you can - cheers)

2007-08-14 01:59:23 · 6 answers · asked by brad m 3

I´m translating a tv series and he says "Sea Change"
It´s not in a sentence or anything like that...
But there is some relation with the Pacific Ocean.
Can it be something related to TIDES?
I mean, is Sea Change a synonym for tide?

2007-08-14 01:47:55 · 8 answers · asked by ocean.denis 5

2007-08-14 01:17:27 · 5 answers · asked by K.Rowley 3

none

2007-08-14 01:16:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yeahm,

2007-08-14 01:10:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please, I so need to know

2007-08-14 01:08:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-14 01:07:11 · 6 answers · asked by Sexysaint 2

I'm havin a off day lol

2007-08-14 00:12:15 · 6 answers · asked by ghette4_life 1

2007-08-13 23:32:00 · 9 answers · asked by clueless14 1

Which of the following sentence should be used while speaking in engligh (conversation)
(1) I've not read the entire book.
(2) I haven't ready the entire book.

2007-08-13 19:33:51 · 6 answers · asked by Piyush 1

2007-08-13 17:06:48 · 6 answers · asked by Annthonneus A 1

The letters are:
zroygxa

I'll think I almost have it, and then it'll slip away, lol. If somebody could help me, there's ten points in it for you!

2007-08-13 16:54:59 · 28 answers · asked by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7

I have a sentence that i need to sound more official

He might not have been the direct cause of Billy Bob's death but he did not try to stop if either.

Please help revise it.

2007-08-13 16:45:39 · 4 answers · asked by mmiller_2011 3

l, o, d, s, t, e, r

2007-08-13 16:42:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 16:28:26 · 2 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6

its wierd i hear it in movies and games

2007-08-13 16:24:24 · 6 answers · asked by weemanmzr 1