Words & Wordplay - October 2007

Phonetic here means that you can predict the pronunciation from the spelling, and predict the spelling from the pronunciation .........

2007-10-16 03:30:06 · 10 answers · asked by Washington 3

2007-10-16 03:20:45 · 4 answers · asked by Andrew G 1

I am so sick of all the lil teeny boppers using extreme shorthand when typing on places like this. I love using shorthand when I'm texting, but why use shorthand when you have a whole keyboard in front of you? (And I know shorthand isn't reserved just for teeny boppers -- I have 30yr old friends who email me in shorthand like it's a text. Ahhhh! :o)

2007-10-16 02:48:47 · 6 answers · asked by kaire 6

2007-10-16 02:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew G 1

Several friends and I are trying to figure this one out! Is one a British term and one American or Canadian (we are Canadian)? Please help us restore our sanity!!!

2007-10-16 02:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by Smileypooh 1

2007-10-16 01:48:40 · 6 answers · asked by John G 1

1)How do you choose the verbal form between "have been V-ing" and "have V-ed" with "for" or "since". Whats the difference between "I have been living in Atlanta for ..." and "I have lived in Atlanta for ...." ?
2) Chocolate is the same in the singular and plural? Are there another words like that?
3) What is the difference bettwen "to make a note of something" and "to take a note"

2007-10-16 01:41:24 · 3 answers · asked by D 1

sounds stupid but i call my car kimmy! yes iv lost the plot!!!

2007-10-16 00:34:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

some of the tips on encouraging punctuality. why and how.

2007-10-16 00:25:06 · 4 answers · asked by nathan t 1

2007-10-15 21:53:59 · 15 answers · asked by thiyagu 1

2007-10-15 21:53:36 · 15 answers · asked by yan j 1

2007-10-15 21:13:26 · 6 answers · asked by Sunny H 1

2007-10-15 19:57:45 · 5 answers · asked by divyanathankaspar 1

And, I'm looking for the word that describes the person who does it.

2007-10-15 19:21:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

In an English language textbook published by Oxford University Press I came across a sentence "In my office gossip travels even quicker than email". I thought you have to use an adverb in such a sentence - "travels more quickly". Which is correct?

2007-10-15 18:41:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

erm i got a puzzle questions from my fren... he told me to unscramble a word from rBinefig

2007-10-15 18:34:42 · 5 answers · asked by Ruojie 2

please

2007-10-15 18:23:19 · 8 answers · asked by WEBBERMANIA 1

like for an assignment in class next week, we're doing an "on demand Autobiographical writing" so, what does on demand mean in this case?

2007-10-15 17:51:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just curious.

2007-10-15 17:08:41 · 11 answers · asked by  ♥ 2

I just took a poll about it on my last quesion.

2007-10-15 16:56:07 · 18 answers · asked by  ♥ 2

I'm grading my students' English composition test right now and I found one answer seemed to be grammatically wrong!
So I deducted her points but she claims that her sentence is just less common expression - not grammatically incorrect.

Below is her sentence:
"In fact, the average child spends more than four hours in front of a screen each day, engaging in screen entertainment, substituing time that used to be spent for physical activity."

I personally think there should be an 'and' between 'entertainment' and substituiting'.
Also 'that used to be spent FOR physical activity' is what she wrote, but shouldn't it be 'spent ON physical activity'?

I'm just an undergrad student and grading high schoolers' test is my part time job (which means I'm not professional)!
So I might be wrong and her answer might be correct.

If you are a native speaker of English and quite confident in English grammar, please tell me if her answer is correct or not.

2007-10-15 16:49:08 · 9 answers · asked by Bluemoon 5

The sentence given above is a common clause seen in government orders and circulars. It looks gramatically incorrect. The correct usage could be "This is issued with the approval of XYZ. My attempt to get the correctness of sentence yielded no firm answer.

2007-10-15 16:21:52 · 2 answers · asked by Raj 1

i am working there, and have no address so in order to find address i must know what ecc stands for to get directions school reads parkway ecc.....

2007-10-15 15:35:35 · 1 answers · asked by FUNNYGIRL 1

2007-10-15 15:34:54 · 1 answers · asked by mbruck_7 3

2007-10-15 15:17:37 · 1 answers · asked by Renee Z 1

What does this phrase on the back on my watch mean?

2007-10-15 15:03:54 · 3 answers · asked by Billman 2

1) Without you I am not worth a red cent!
2) Give me ONE good reason to...and I will!
3) WHAT!!!??? You can't mean that!
4) Beautiful women are a dime a dozen.
5) Just how many times do I have to________
6) A man of distinction?...yea!!!

2007-10-15 15:02:16 · 6 answers · asked by Silva 6

The Dumb Girl Tackles The Yearbook Assignment, Volume 3.

Yeah, I know. But oh well.

They joked to make each other laugh. I'm talking about the seniors. Does that make sense? This should be my last question. Famous last words ... =)

2007-10-15 15:01:42 · 8 answers · asked by Me 7

Can ya tell I'm not very good at this sort of thing? Anyway, here it is:

"The seniors never lost their Hornet spirit. They are truly what younger students should strive to be."

It's for yearbook. Does that sound right? I don't think so.

2007-10-15 14:52:04 · 6 answers · asked by Me 7

Your friendly halls have turned into a chaotic, nightmarish environment.

Im writing a paper with this sentence.. does the word nightmarish sound awkward? Should i cut it out completely or change it around? A friend suggested "into a chaotic nightmare." What do you guys think?

2007-10-15 14:18:55 · 4 answers · asked by joe 1