Words & Wordplay - August 2007

And noooooooo....It is NOT homework. I am a 58 yr old college graduate, WAY past the stage of homework. This is just some wholesome fun on YA.

1. I pity the fool.
2. Holy cow and mother of glory!
3. Yeah, good work Nancy Drew.
4. Two words.....Get therapy.
5. Stop drooling and get your act together.
6. Oh look, it's Dumb and Dumber.

BONUS PHRASE: When we get home I am going to rip your heart out through your knee cap.

2007-08-30 03:45:01 · 1 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

If someone presents an incoherent, flawed argument which I disagree with but don't have the patience to argue against and I want to mock their stupidy by simply writing "not nesecelery..." - how do I show that I have intentionally mis-spelled "necessarily" and not make people think that i'm the idiot?

As far as I know, [sic] is used during quotation to show the reader that the author is aware of the spelling mistake and is either respectfully conveying an unusual or archaic spelling or just poking fun at the quotee.

In my example though, I am not quoting anybody and I am not trying to mock myself, I just want to say "I know I've spelled this wrong..."

So is "Not nesecelery [sic]" an acceptable sentance?

2007-08-30 03:42:40 · 5 answers · asked by sebby 2

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Husband is the head of the household and the wife is housewife.

2007-08-30 03:39:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Arabic is my native language, Although I'm in love with English. The problem is with vowels, it seems that almost every word has its own way of pronunciation although they have the same vowels.

For an example:-

-Lord and Word.
-Synthesis and Thesis.
-Record and Report.

Isn't there any standard that can help me?

2007-08-30 02:50:06 · 10 answers · asked by Kwassa Kwassa 3

Why is an English cookie called a digestive? It's weird for an American to hear that term. What does it mean? I am intrigued.

2007-08-30 02:30:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-30 02:27:49 · 6 answers · asked by dc 3

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If there is adequate legal reasons that they cannot live together anymore in harmony as husband and wife, the husband can submit divorce application, *while* the wife can file a complaint to the Court.

2007-08-30 02:01:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

called Wotsits?

2007-08-30 02:01:50 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2

Just a linguistic thing that's bothered me for a while....! Thanks!

2007-08-30 01:58:04 · 11 answers · asked by RB 1

2007-08-30 01:50:34 · 11 answers · asked by mun 1

It might be a British idiom, but couldn find the meaning anywhere...

2007-08-30 01:33:56 · 5 answers · asked by questioner 1

2007-08-30 01:26:53 · 2 answers · asked by rajeshwari m 1

2007-08-30 01:01:52 · 5 answers · asked by Jacky K 1

You might go into a shop a hundred times a day but every reaction that you give to the shop keeper and the reaction you get from the assistants will be different. The older you get you realise that there is no such thing as a new word or phrase or a new song. I believe there are only four chords in a guitar. The clothes that grandchildren are wearing today were worn by the grandparents decades ago.

2007-08-30 00:00:21 · 11 answers · asked by Twister 1

2007-08-29 23:54:46 · 4 answers · asked by alok b 1

2007-08-29 23:27:46 · 3 answers · asked by Lithobid 2

is thr a idiomor phrase like 'got hearts on one's sleeve' or sth like that?
wads the meaning?

2007-08-29 23:11:41 · 3 answers · asked by xdxdklaiix 1

I am looking for a good word that is the opposite of virgin, not like "whore" or whatnot, just the opposite of virgin (i.e. had sex at least once). what is the word for a "non-virgin"?

2007-08-29 22:52:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it's an offensive phrase. But i wanna know the meaning of it.

2007-08-29 22:43:11 · 8 answers · asked by Eswar 2

For Ex.He is an Benovolent person....

2007-08-29 22:08:42 · 9 answers · asked by $Rahul-Murali$ 1

...what does it mean?

2007-08-29 21:43:08 · 19 answers · asked by LovelyGirl 2

what does 'how do u like them bananas' mean?

2007-08-29 21:32:56 · 8 answers · asked by casey 5

Below is a quote from the recent news about Idaho Sen. Larry Craig. What does "holier then thou" here mean?

"Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said his party stood to gain. "All of these people who (are) holier than thou are now under investigations. ... I think the Republican Party will find itself in a great peril next year," he said"

2007-08-29 21:07:36 · 8 answers · asked by dolempap 2

2007-08-29 20:29:27 · 7 answers · asked by realpootle 1

2007-08-29 19:50:33 · 17 answers · asked by downONonesLuck 2

2007-08-29 19:48:31 · 11 answers · asked by Jose O 1

2007-08-29 19:42:37 · 3 answers · asked by dogpatch USA 7

"copy right reserved by ABC Inc."
this sentence is correct ?
if you know please explean,thanks.

2007-08-29 19:30:06 · 7 answers · asked by ruru 3

don't make me come up there.

2007-08-29 17:44:09 · 10 answers · asked by popcorn0421 1

Any suggestions to best correct a sway back?

2007-08-29 17:41:51 · 3 answers · asked by J. T 2