Words & Wordplay - December 2007

In the sense that "Cassanova" has come to mean a seductive male, I'm looking for a word of similar origin that means something along the lines of a social climber, somebody who will do anything to get ahead, kind of a Machiavellian character. Manipulative, etc.
It starts with "S" and I'm pretty sure it comes from a character's name in a play or book.

2007-12-23 06:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by more_jacob 2

2007-12-23 06:46:38 · 13 answers · asked by kitabug76 2

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2007-12-23 06:04:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

spelling does not matter . the brain reads words and not letters.as long as the first and last letters are in the right spot and the rest can be sblcraemd

2007-12-23 05:53:26 · 4 answers · asked by de4dog 2

2007-12-23 05:44:29 · 7 answers · asked by brybee17 1

2007-12-23 05:21:40 · 7 answers · asked by Bishwanath S 1

They spell color, "colour" and they spell center "centre". They spell loads of other words funny too. And they call a "Z" a "Zed" instead of Zee.

At what point did Canada take a different path in the spelling of words from everyone else or has the french-speaking province of Qebec somehow influenced the rest of the country?

2007-12-23 05:03:01 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm playing a game and it says to unscramble this but i cant get it

(leryec) What is this?????????

2007-12-23 04:09:18 · 11 answers · asked by Everyone and No One 3

hand dew yew tyke hefty yaw bard grammar?

2007-12-23 02:56:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

And I know what I mean.

2007-12-23 02:22:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-23 02:11:33 · 2 answers · asked by fumiko 1

letter from the BETHLEHEM.
In other words, the first sentence will begin with the letter "B." ; The second sentence, with the letter" E ", etc. The last sentence will begin with the letter, "M." The story will have 9 sentences. I think you get the picture. Have funnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!

2007-12-23 02:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6

2007-12-23 00:44:12 · 4 answers · asked by MaryLee 6

2007-12-23 00:26:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-23 00:17:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

a Science "freak"

a Computer "geek"

a Maths "genius"

an English professor

2007-12-22 23:46:46 · 2 answers · asked by Spring is Awesome 1

for examplle,,

He made me go without telling the truth

in this case it could be without me telling the truth or his telling the truth?

2007-12-22 23:27:31 · 6 answers · asked by Aiko 1

2007-12-22 23:24:16 · 9 answers · asked by shv mjn 1

2007-12-22 22:50:44 · 18 answers · asked by ((LOON)) 6

i am confused . which is right english? you never meet me before or you never met me before ?....and did you meet me before or did you met me before ?..which right ?....whats diff when using never and did?

2007-12-22 22:47:49 · 9 answers · asked by roslee7 1

2007-12-22 22:29:55 · 8 answers · asked by Chaitali N 5

2007-12-22 19:29:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

other than painful :) it could be anything that makes YOU hurt. I want to hear from you! And I really need painful words! Thanks!

2007-12-22 16:20:20 · 18 answers · asked by Celeritas 5

My dictionary is not a good one. what is the meaning of "Buddy"
what a word can i use to call him the same friendly way?
please advise.thanks

2007-12-22 16:07:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

When someone says they hate something and then they go and do it.

EMAMPLE: My friend says he hates drama and then he goes and causes it, then wants nothing to do with it.

2007-12-22 15:45:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

something unique.
don't bother telling me what a waste it is following the whole 'scene' trend.
Jasmine....
something cute.
Jasensitivity, even?
i don't know.
anything would be appreciated. :]

2007-12-22 15:29:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 15:15:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I type on yahoo answers I check what I have written quite a number of times before posting it but the first draft I create always has some mistakes. My biggest grammar flaw is constant repetition without even recognizing it right away. When I go over the whole thing I notice that there are mistakes but several too many. The most common is repeating an idea or word right after I just mentioned it and without needing to do so. This can make things sound a little weird and takes time to correct.
What can be done to improve this?

2007-12-22 15:06:39 · 15 answers · asked by ? 2

i did my b.e with (e.c.e) will it be difficult for me to do M.E in (c.s.e or I.T).
also is there any advantage in doing PG....

2007-12-22 15:01:46 · 2 answers · asked by srikkanth87 2

There is a term for this but I've forgotten it.

Here is an example sentence:
"That plucky, cherubic sparkplug has such an infectious energy and sassy wit, watching her make her tasty yet thrifty delectibles on 30 Minute Meals is always loads of fun."

The word "plucky" actually doesn't fit. Well...it could, but it's not def. what they intended. They used the wrong word...what's this called?

2007-12-22 14:59:53 · 4 answers · asked by __ 3