Words & Wordplay - October 2007

The abbreviations Dr means Debit and Cr means Credit

2007-10-13 12:01:18 · 5 answers · asked by Jonathan Lee 1

Sudden thought: Imagine a dictionary containing all the words in a language. Whatever the word we want do define in that language, we need other words (of the same language) to define it, right? For example, if the definition of "chair" is "object used to seat on", and if I didn't know what that means, I would have to go search for the meanings of "object", "used", "to", "seat" and "on" (on the same dictionary). Doesn't this result ultimately in some kind of logic absurdity, when we will be defining words in a loop, ending up trying to explain words with words we are trying to define? Would we need to have self-defining or self-explanatory words? What do you think?

2007-10-13 11:59:28 · 3 answers · asked by Butterfly 2

She doesn't work hard for her grades and she gives up easily when she doesn't understand something. Her being the opposite of ambitious is probably why she fails many of her subjects at school and she had to attend summer school.

2007-10-13 11:46:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-13 11:44:24 · 12 answers · asked by katrina n 1

I need a one word for ups and down, basically to form a sentence which means 'My future will always be with ups and down or will not be stable. so please give a better word for stable or for ups and down

2007-10-13 11:21:26 · 11 answers · asked by sin 1

three lines per answer only. and follow on from the person before

While in the backyard
I was looking in the garden for my cricket ball
except there were too many bees

2007-10-13 10:48:39 · 4 answers · asked by jobees 6

1. River deep mountain high
2. Fool if you think its over
3. Handbags & Gladrags
4. Knights in white satin
5. Little old wine drinker me
6. Living next door to Alice
7. Morning has broken
8. Search for the hero
9. Stuck in the middle with you
10. Why does it always rain on me

(Just a fun exercise, not home work.)

2007-10-13 10:41:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The last word of each sentences must end in O and continue from the person before ( no swearing please)

Walking down the street I saw an Okapi

2007-10-13 10:41:15 · 6 answers · asked by jobees 6

2007-10-13 10:20:37 · 6 answers · asked by brainlady 6

2007-10-13 10:03:08 · 4 answers · asked by Greg H 2

2007-10-13 09:35:12 · 6 answers · asked by spread your fire 3

"why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free"

2007-10-13 08:58:12 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

INTRANSIGENT
INVIDIOUS
RAMIFY
SUBSTANTIATE
TACITURN
TEMPORIZE
TENABLE

2007-10-13 08:44:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone use the term "deadly" there in its Irish slang sense, that is, something very good?

Also any Irish young people reading can tell me if it's still used or am I proving myself to be a hopeless square.

2007-10-13 08:36:42 · 7 answers · asked by Private Erin Coolidge 2

TERRIBAD

2007-10-13 07:42:04 · 2 answers · asked by ohitsjust_loris 2

2007-10-13 07:32:23 · 8 answers · asked by neesie 1

Anyone else have this problem?

2007-10-13 07:10:48 · 8 answers · asked by Frankie 4

chennai is a metro city in india, capital of Tamil nadu (state), tanjore is a city which has a very big temple of lord shiva

2007-10-13 06:41:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-13 06:36:01 · 13 answers · asked by Alicat 6

1. unabashed
2. portly
3. remorse
4. onslaught
5. liberated
6. dusgruntled
7. capitulation

Thank You!

2007-10-13 06:06:06 · 19 answers · asked by hollabackyo 2

The person is moved by an internal force that doesn't depends of the surrounding cincurmstances.

2007-10-13 05:58:36 · 15 answers · asked by Cranberrydude 3

2007-10-13 05:52:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been trying to figure out what my name means since I've been old enough to realize i had a unique name. I am a 19 yr old white girl with the name, Armesia, and i dont know what it means. My mother got it off of a lady that was participating in Wheel Of Fortune and thats all i know about it. If anyone has the same name or knows somebody with the same name as me or if you know what it means or stands for or where it originates from PLEASE let me know!

2007-10-13 05:20:34 · 2 answers · asked by armesia_combs 2

2007-10-13 05:07:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-13 04:55:47 · 1 answers · asked by Sidekick 1

2007-10-13 04:41:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-13 04:24:22 · 10 answers · asked by Franz 1

2007-10-13 04:20:23 · 4 answers · asked by samurai 1

Here I am again. I have two questions.

I had a friend from Brazil. She had lived in Japan for years. When we were walking in the street together, this woman approahced us and asked how to get to the nearest station. She said she came from France. After a short while, the French lady asked my Brazilian friend, saying ' How do you like Japan so far?' She replied 'I like it here very much'.

Well, Is the expression 'How do you like ~so far?' in this situation commonly used? I know she wanted to ask my friend if she likes Japan or is enjoying her life in Japan. She wasn't a native English speaker and I remember her English was not very good, so I'm just wondering.

[the next question]

---He didn't expect his mother to be so angry.

Can I say ' He didn't expect that his mother was so angry.' using that-clause ?

Would you help me ?

2007-10-13 04:03:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

its a word of french language

2007-10-13 03:57:00 · 23 answers · asked by Amit B 1