Words & Wordplay - September 2007

2007-09-30 01:26:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-30 01:02:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm learning English. I learnt that turn/switch on/off have the same meaning. (about electricity, light, device, etc).

But put on/out have the same meaning also (to make a device operate, or to cause a device to play/stop something, such as a CD or video, by pressing a switch).

so turn/switch on/off = put on/off? Are all of them same? Or what is difference in the maning?
Which one shall I use?

2007-09-30 00:53:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's pronouce (Ni-sha) or something like that. I thought you could spell it like Nyessha or Nyssha but I don't know.

2007-09-30 00:25:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am from the non english speaking society. nowdays i am trying to speak and write english,but when i started to write english i came accross some confusions about the use of proper prepositions. i came to know that following prepositions are used in following ways-
at- to designate spefic time and spefic address
on- to sedignate days and dates and names of street and avenues
in- use in nonspefic times during a day, a month, a session or a year and use in for the names of land- areas( town, counties, states, countries and continents).
but in the following sentences why we could not use other prepositions instead of used prepositions.
1.After having the several rounds of talks, parties failed to arrive at any consensus. Here why we cannot use on or in instead of at?
2. Seven killed in bus accident. Why cannot use on or at?
3. Security personnel and local people helped in the rescue of the injured passengers.
4.Election will be held on mixed system.

2007-09-29 23:56:50 · 3 answers · asked by bkrishna39 1

2007-09-29 23:34:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have always thought that the first was correct but more often than not see the second and, in a google search, the second turns up far more than the first. So could someone please give me a reference as to which is correct?

2007-09-29 22:54:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 22:23:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

one..two..three
first..------..-------
once------..-------
ace..------..-------
single..----..------
primary---..-------

2007-09-29 22:20:28 · 4 answers · asked by Manz 5

2007-09-29 20:31:03 · 3 answers · asked by Confused. 1

A lot of people today just cant spell. Everyone just types and doesn't worry about it because they know they have Spell Check to save the day. Honestly, i think its making people stupid because now they cant spell worth anything. What do you think?

2007-09-29 17:15:47 · 28 answers · asked by Keith 2

"One key aspect of the Introduction was that is elevated the dispute between the colonists and the British from a relatively petty political dispute to a major event in modern history..."

2007-09-29 16:40:20 · 4 answers · asked by girl 1

what exactly does sardonic mean? can you use it in a sentence,can you say ''sardony'' would that be proper,like I cant believe the sardony he treated me with,how would you say that?thanks in advance

2007-09-29 16:35:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 15:59:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous 1

Boob just sounds so stupid.

2007-09-29 15:49:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

antonyms are words with opposite meanings. match each word in column A with its antonym in column B. then use the words in column A to complete the sentences below.

A
1 temporarily
2 abrupt
3 lucid
4 indecipherable
5 dour
6 dominant
7 timidity

B
a. boldness
b.permanently
c.cheerful
d.irrational
e.smooth
f.weak
g.clear

1. archeologist were baffled by the ____ writing they found on the stone tablet.
2. for most people, the right hand is ____over the left.
3.the soldier stood his ground, showing no sign of ____in the face of grave danger.
4.the ______expression on the teacher's face indicated she did not approve of the students behavior
5. the restaurant was _____closed due to a fire in the kitchen.
6. despite a blow ot his head, the man recovered his senses and spoke in a ____ manner.
7. the driver slammed on the brakes, comi

2007-09-29 15:37:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

"I didn't anticipate to see anyone familiar because my house is somewhat distant."

2007-09-29 15:34:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous 1

1. What is the difference between "lie down" and "lay down"?
2. Is "lying down" the same as "to lie down"?

Thanks

2007-09-29 15:27:25 · 10 answers · asked by Learner 2

"Autentyczne wra,,enie jazdy na deskorolce!

Dzi,,ki intuicyjnemu systemowi sterowania zabawa w skate jest niczym podró,, do mekki skateboardingu."

If it isn't a code than is it in a different language? If so what language is it in? Please help! THis is not a homework or school thing it is something someone wrote to me please help!

2007-09-29 14:57:29 · 3 answers · asked by Pop Princess 2

2007-09-29 14:52:22 · 4 answers · asked by Cocobutter 3

Our friend, Sunshine, found a Magic Orb while cleaning out the garage. She promised a lot of people she would ask the Orb questions to help them. However, her beloved Matt showed up unexpectedly and while they were busy the Orb fell from the ...table ...and broke. Can you use your own psychic powers to reveal the answers to these questions?

1. If all the wit and whimsy of the people who submitted ___________ answers to this question were ________, there would be _____________ to ______________.

2. For all the lovelorn answerers, my heart truly goes out to you all, but you should stop _____________ and start _______________.

3. When Sunshine first touched the Magic Orb, she felt ___________ and thought ____________.

4. The Magic Orb just sat around all those years in a musty old garage, and had a lot of time to think about ________________ and ________________.

5. Dionne Warwick's "Psychic Friends Network" called and wants to know _______________.

2007-09-29 14:42:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 13:57:40 · 6 answers · asked by Dr D 7

HELP!!
Please give me some new adjectives! my assignment is "find 15 big words that describ you... new vocabulary words!" my teacher's example is "gregarious"... but i don't know where to find these "big" adjectives! i have been looking for abou 30 minutes now and i would really appreciate some help! thanks!!!

2007-09-29 13:35:23 · 5 answers · asked by Seriously though... 1

1 1/2 + 3/8 =

2007-09-29 12:50:47 · 8 answers · asked by jeffery b 1

someone who is "looking for attention", what would you call that?

2007-09-29 12:41:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

what words have the following prefixs in them?
ventr-
verge-
vert-
anti-
ante-

2007-09-29 12:02:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

ignorance must always be intolerant but understand the illiteracy

2007-09-29 12:00:28 · 6 answers · asked by hi 2

geogrephy 9 grade

2007-09-29 11:45:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hink Pinks
1. A burglar alarm
2. A stable for a giraffe
3. A container for a banner
4. A wig

Hinky Pinkies
1. A mystery novel about a murder
2. A coffeemaker
3. A bird feeder

Hinkety Pinketies
1. An almanac
2. Peanut butter (or margarine, jelly etc)

Here are some examples
Chief of police (top cop)
A cowardly man (yellow fellow)
A moody person from China or Japan (temperamental oriental)
Thanks I hope someone can figure these answers out!

2007-09-29 11:25:32 · 8 answers · asked by beachgrl88 1

what do you think i mean? and did i use correct grammar?

I’m not a happy girl; but sometimes, just sometimes, all a girl need is love. So I can be nothing but happy with just love. And that’s only sometimes. No matter how simple it is for others to do what I do, difficulty always describes my tasks. All my life I’ve been doing what I do, I can walk and I can talk. It wouldn’t make a difference now if I give all up and just kick the darn bucket. I don’t have to work at the moment but I wouldn’t be any sadder if I did have work to finish right now. It’s like I’m working from paycheck to paycheck, deadlines are always meant to be reached. Maybe it’s just me because I’m a victim of perfection. The flag has to always be red, white, and blue.

2007-09-29 11:24:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous