Words & Wordplay - September 2007

Your most annoying English to American or American to English langauge change?

eg.

I hate it that the Americans pronounce Van Gough 'Van Go'

I hate it that the English spell color 'colour'

2007-09-06 05:59:20 · 12 answers · asked by p 5 2

In grammar, there is always an exemption to the rule.

2007-09-06 05:47:44 · 6 answers · asked by irish s 1

2007-09-06 05:35:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there even a specific word? I don' mean "sickly" or anything like that. Just wondering if there is a more scientific name for it.

2007-09-06 05:34:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

The verse is: "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."

2007-09-06 05:31:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-06 05:30:09 · 3 answers · asked by Heights! 2

I have just read the aforementioned book and I loved it! I can't stand wayward apostrophes!

Is anyone else out there a lover of correct punctuation?

2007-09-06 05:18:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

"s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. 

The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f".

2007-09-06 05:10:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

a.context b.spelling c.order d.placement

2007-09-06 05:06:28 · 9 answers · asked by Roberto M 1

Like a surrogate or a pinch-hitter....

What are some other words that refer to someone doing something for someone else?

Thanks!

2007-09-06 05:01:34 · 14 answers · asked by Amanda 2

2007-09-06 05:00:11 · 6 answers · asked by Shafton T 1

2007-09-06 04:59:56 · 11 answers · asked by nancy 1

what on earth could be standing alone and its among 54 others of its kind

2007-09-06 04:46:12 · 1 answers · asked by pienem 1

i need some amazing jokes please

2007-09-06 04:44:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did you know that there is no "S" in Kroger?

Does "Wal-Marts"..."Targets"...or "K-Marts" sound right?

No?

Neither does "Krogers"...
It's Kroger!

2007-09-06 04:41:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-06 04:34:18 · 17 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6

it has 33 letters

2007-09-06 04:33:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just come across this issues when dealing with some e-mails.

2007-09-06 04:21:04 · 11 answers · asked by fresh driver 2

In which one of the following sentences does the verb agree with the subject?
A. The book that explains the plays is on the shelf.
B. There is a million reasons why I shouldn’t go.
C. Who is the people in the photograph?
D. Here is the reasons we can’t start the car.

2007-09-06 04:10:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

identify the simple subject in the sentence “ There are to many people on the elevator.”
A. There
B. many
C. people
D. elevator

2007-09-06 04:07:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

which one of the following groups of words is a fragment?
A. Strolling in the park on a summer afternoon.
B. In December, we usually take a skiing trop.
C. The Carters enjoy vacationing at the lake.
D. Talking on the phone is her favorite pastime.

2007-09-06 04:07:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

a simple subject can be either a noun or a/an
A. verb
B. pronoun
C. adjective
D. adverb

2007-09-06 04:06:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the purpose for the following sentence?
I think it would be best to study the problem carefully.
A. it makes a statement
B. it raises a question
C. it gives a command.
D. it shows strong emotion.

2007-09-06 04:05:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question is based on the following sentence:
Either you must stop eating my food from the refrigerator or you must pay me for it.
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence
A. must stop
B. eating my food
C. from the refrigerator
D. pay me

2007-09-06 03:38:25 · 5 answers · asked by madison l 1

New world order is a term used by the former president Bush along with "a thousand points of light"
Does any body have a clue as to what he was talking about?

2007-09-06 02:55:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Something like this:
http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Wrought-Iron-Gate-VIII--C10359045.jpeg

2007-09-06 02:25:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

could be medically related

2007-09-06 02:15:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

The word “gray” is spelled “grey” in England, and “color” and “colour” --“honor” and “honour”…
Why are there such differences in spelling?
Why “programme” is spelled “program”, but “programming” stays the same?
U.S.A has its own accent and expressions and so does Canada, Australia…etc. Do we really speak English in U.S.A?
Shouldn’t we say American or north-American language instead of English?
If not, who is wrong? --As the spelling doesn’t affect the pronunciation or the meaning.
Do you know any other differences?
If you are from Canada, Australia or Scotland, how do you spell these words?
Thank you very much!

2007-09-06 02:07:15 · 10 answers · asked by Mazda man 6

What do you use instead?

2007-09-06 02:05:31 · 8 answers · asked by Belzetot 5

2007-09-06 01:43:20 · 20 answers · asked by Mar 4