Words & Wordplay - September 2007

- If it "weren't" for John I never would've met Sam.
- If it "wasn't" for John I never would've met Sam.
Is it "weren't" or "wasn't", and why?
Is there a comma between 'John' and 'I'?

2007-09-12 08:38:20 · 13 answers · asked by Nightshade.R6 3

on msn n stuff i notice tht people use it and i have no idea wat it means plz help?

2007-09-12 07:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by klee 1

Even presenters on the BBC do it . One of the worst is Adrian Charles 7pm BBC1

2007-09-12 07:47:21 · 17 answers · asked by gt.baddow 2

A friend of mine is hosting a big music festival and I'm arranging to have a booth of girls dressed in 40s and 50s getup and selling cupcakes with coffee and tea. I want a cute, but not so cute, name to call our booth. You cannot use "Cupcake Cuties" or "Cupcakes Cun_s" as thrilling and derogatory as they are.

2007-09-12 07:30:13 · 18 answers · asked by daftamber 1

Alice entices ice old unicorns.

2007-09-12 07:04:44 · 6 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6

2007-09-12 07:03:58 · 8 answers · asked by poi lim a 1

Is that even a word?

Ok here goes!
Play this pattern...(it does not have to start with Fr, but has to have much alliteration)

Frank fried fritters on the frozen fruit stand.

2007-09-12 07:02:52 · 6 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6

This time of year, college football madness starts Bruin and, Sooner or later, fans begin to get that Rocket sock it mentality. Seminole and scream, some will Panther faces, but, for game day, a ritual is a given! So......Hoosier daddy???

2007-09-12 06:55:48 · 3 answers · asked by Cheese 4

2007-09-12 05:57:04 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 05:47:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 05:40:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

In reference to "PS" as in something you would put at the bottom of a letter or blog entry, etc after you have already signed off and summed up your previous wording.

I've heard it has something to do with "post script" however I was also told that was a military reference or a type of printer depending who you talk to. If in fact that is the words behind ps, how did we come to use it from the military? I attempted looking much of this up myself but majority of what I found related to PlayStations & Palestine!

2007-09-12 05:33:50 · 8 answers · asked by amason1226 4

2007-09-12 05:29:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just used it in my homework and im worried I just made the word up! lol

2007-09-12 05:21:20 · 9 answers · asked by Disco Biscuits. 3

2007-09-12 05:15:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 05:04:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 05:02:33 · 3 answers · asked by laurenw 2

2007-09-12 04:55:37 · 3 answers · asked by POOHDALU 1

I know what this word means but do not know how to say it.

2007-09-12 04:41:21 · 3 answers · asked by bonbon857 2

2007-09-12 04:30:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-09-12 04:12:40 · 3 answers · asked by kalill 1

7. perspective 8. perturb 9. prodigious 10. relevant 11. skittish 12. tether 13. vie 1. Trying to navigate through rush-hour traffic can be a nightmare for a(n) __ driver. 2. A number of cities __ with one another to be chosen as the site of a political convention. 3. Since the town meeting tonight has been called to deal with conservation, only discussion __ to that subject will be allowed. 4. You will have to use a (n) __ to recover the lobster trap from the bottom of the bay. 5. Though we have made many outstanding contributions to the conquest of space, landing men on the moon is probably our most __ achievement. 6. The autumn night sky, with its__ of stars ,always fills me with awe and wonder. 7. Father said, "I am __, not because you failed the exam, but because you still seem unable to understand why you failed it." 8. There in the middle of the garden was a goat __ to a stake.

2007-09-12 04:03:40 · 6 answers · asked by mom21 1

I came across this phrase while looking for meanings of the word "Tenor". But this legal phrase ""The exact meaning or actual wording of a document as distinct from its effect", sounds confusing. Please give an example to fully clarify this legalese!

2007-09-12 03:53:38 · 8 answers · asked by goodsoulman 1

2007-09-12 03:35:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 03:30:54 · 2 answers · asked by kennethchooahold 1

How exactly would you define "good" & "well" in this sentence? Is there a distinction between the 2?

2007-09-12 03:23:09 · 3 answers · asked by Phoebe 5

2007-09-12 03:17:42 · 12 answers · asked by Vanesa G 2

"How are you?"
"I am well."
Can one be an adverb? If 'well' is the adverb and 'good' is the adjective.
“I am good.”

"How are you doing?"
"I am doing good." IF the 'good' in this sentence is an adjective, then it is clearly wrong. It if is a noun, then grammatically it is correct, but semantically makes no sense unless the question was "What are you doing?"

Opinions?

2007-09-12 03:04:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does it mean when someone says serious medical condition? In other words what can be classified as a seriuos medical condition.

2007-09-12 02:55:45 · 6 answers · asked by Chock Lesnar 4

2007-09-12 02:55:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous