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Impret-Sir

What Is A 'fiat' (Probably Spelt Wrong), As Said By The Commons Speaker Last Night, (Not An Italian Car, Lol)

Mr Burcow said that the suspension of parliament was " a Government fiat", at least that's how its pronounced! I cant find a definition of this word spelt that way, and 'feat' come back just as 'a...
15:26 Tue 10th Sep 20194 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 19:56 Tue 10th Sep 2019
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shanks889

Summarize These Sentences Using Summary Words And Phrases. Remember That The Sentence Summary Must Be A Complete Sentence.

After she turned on the oven, Yuki mixed the sugar, flour, eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla in the mixer, poured the batter into the buttered pans, and put the cake in the oven. PS.(please help me so I...
15:58 Mon 20th May 201911 answers, last by douglas9401 05:59 Tue 21st May 2019
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vulcan42

The Word "group"...

is used, according to the dictionary, in the RAF to denote a number of planes subordinate to a wing. Yet the rank of Group Captain is higher than the rank of Wing Commander. Anybody know why?
15:08 Mon 30th Jul 20186 answers, last by vulcan42 10:14 Wed 01st Aug 2018
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Davypops

"blown To Smithereens". What Is The Origin, Anyone Know?, Thanks.

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09:26 Sun 06th Dec 20154 answers, last by Davypops 05:58 Mon 07th Dec 2015
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pinstripe

Glove 'slapping'

Is there an actual phrase or verb to describe the action of slapping someone with a glove like when someone challenges another to a duel?
12:20 Fri 20th Nov 20152 answers, last by fiction-factory 13:39 Fri 20th Nov 2015
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Jackdaw33

Master

I was in the surgery this morning when a man came in with his toddler. When it flashed up on the screen the lad was described as Master... This got me thinking. When I was young any mail (usually...
13:56 Wed 26th Aug 201511 answers, last by Cloverjo 08:00 Thu 27th Aug 2015
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pinstripe

Unkempt.

If something / someone is unkempt is it not logically possible for something / someone to be Kempt?
03:57 Sun 23rd Aug 20159 answers, last by sandyRoe 12:24 Sun 23rd Aug 2015
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Svejk

Misogynist

would you say; MY-sogynist or MISS-ogynist...
09:43 Sun 09th Aug 201510 answers, last by Svejk 10:31 Sun 09th Aug 2015
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Lynn_M

Facebook Terminology: Help Me Put This Into Words

I wish to explain how to make a picture on Facebook go big. First, you left click on the picture, which makes the picture go a bit bigger and focuses on that particular item; everything behind it has...
23:44 Sun 31st May 20152 answers, last by Ellipsis 09:45 Mon 01st Jun 2015
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boxtops

Two Phrase Origins Queries.....

Two we've heard today ..at full pelt and as sweet as a nut any ideas where these phrases originate? Google doesn't give much away!...
15:42 Sat 07th Mar 20157 answers, last by beegeebee 20:49 Sat 07th Mar 2015
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cupid04

Is It O Or Oh?

Mostly used in poetry and hymns etc. Is there a ruling for which one or can you use either?...
11:54 Fri 05th Sep 201434 answers, last by Obiter 13:19 Fri 05th Sep 2014
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trt

How Did The Police Get Their......

nickname of coppers?
13:34 Sat 12th Jul 20146 answers, last by trt 15:11 Sat 12th Jul 2014
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rockfordill

Arundel

Having just moved into this area I was interested to learn that the town of Arundel got its name from the French for swallow, hirondelle, that came over with the Normans. I thought it would have had...
07:58 Sat 26th Apr 201410 answers, last by brionon 12:41 Thu 01st May 2014
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Jae1000000

Small Letter A With Tilde And Euro Logo With Double Quotation Mark ?

I am not sure if this is the right category?. I was reading a film review and I came across a symbol that I have never seen before, what does a small letter a with a tilde over it and the Euro logo...
09:48 Tue 08th Apr 20147 answers, last by Scrivens 11:14 Wed 09th Apr 2014
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Jamjar74

Old Sayings

We are a Lancashire family and my old mother used to refer to someone with fat legs as "Legs like a Mullangolly (spelling probably not right) heifer". Has anyone heard of this expression and knows it...
17:18 Sun 19th Jan 20145 answers, last by Jamjar74 17:57 Sun 19th Jan 2014
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cupid04

Fao Tone.

Am I forgiven?
21:10 Sun 27th Oct 201329 answers, last by wolf63 23:27 Sun 27th Oct 2013
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society

For A Change I Was Thinking... :)

My roaming mind was at it again - if a letter is 'silent' in a word, why is it added in the spelling of the word?...
11:08 Tue 01st Oct 201319 answers, last by society 20:10 Tue 22nd Oct 2013
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corylus

Word Origins

Does anybody know the origins/meaning of the following Stubbins as in Stubbins Farm or Road and Long Tongue Scrogs Lane? All I can find is that both scrogs and stubbing refer to pollarded trees and...
11:58 Wed 09th Oct 20132 answers, last by corylus 16:03 Wed 09th Oct 2013
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cupid04

Please What Does....

Twerking mean?...
16:31 Mon 09th Sep 20138 answers, last by Wordist 18:23 Mon 09th Sep 2013
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cupid04

Rumble.

I just wrote on another post:- Just had first rumble and was told too much info! Has it got some sexual meaning, cos I can't find it and I've looked in the urban dictionary too!...
01:14 Sat 03rd Aug 201317 answers, last by redvanman 10:37 Fri 23rd Aug 2013

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