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lankeela

Gash

A friend who was in the RAF used to say if he wanted a spare scrap of paper 'have you a gash bit of paper', or 'is that paper gash' meaning spare, scrap, unwanted. Is this peculiar to the RAF, or does...
00:41 Mon 03rd Sep 20077 answers, last by GuyDWatson 18:09 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Jillius

words that sound the same but have different spellings

Hair, hare and heir are three words that sound the same but have different spellings. Are there any words that have more than 3 different spellings but sound the same ?
10:48 Sat 22nd Sep 200718 answers, last by rudders 01:18 Wed 16th Jan 2008
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Hannahb

What does "lol" stand for, please?

I thought it was "lots of love" but it seems to get used in other contexts as well! I have seen on here before that it means "laugh out loud" too - is there a definitive answer? Otherwise I better...
20:14 Thu 27th Sep 20075 answers, last by SlackAlice 00:37 Sun 11th Nov 2007
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mjd

Arkansas

Can anyone tell me why Arkansas is pronounced ArkanSAW?
18:37 Tue 28th Aug 200712 answers, last by Ice-Maiden 02:37 Sat 03rd Nov 2007
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jeanette1976

Word translation

How can i translate Mountain of knowledge into japanese?
13:47 Wed 03rd Oct 20077 answers, last by phizzy 13:45 Sat 13th Oct 2007
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hpcseven

group name

what is the group name for nurses
17:38 Mon 10th Sep 20075 answers, last by RALLYMARK 13:11 Wed 10th Oct 2007
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davidlew

blah blah

what is the origin of phrase blah blah?
20:32 Fri 21st Sep 20071 answer, last by Quizmonster 08:48 Sat 22nd Sep 2007
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ejs1958

sitting on your soap box?

where did it come from and what does it mean
23:11 Thu 20th Sep 20071 answer, last by Quizmonster 07:45 Fri 21st Sep 2007
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bellerby

origon of

meaning of malapropos please
15:33 Fri 14th Sep 20072 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 01:37 Sat 15th Sep 2007
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theforce

Elona Gay

Does anyone know why the name Elona Gay was chosen for the infamous world war 2 bomber?
10:20 Tue 21st Aug 20077 answers, last by tubeway 11:47 Thu 13th Sep 2007
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wizard69

neogolism

can anyone tell me if the word neogolism is pronounced with a hard g or a soft g. thanx in advance...
16:41 Tue 11th Sep 20074 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:27 Wed 12th Sep 2007
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Whats the origin..

of the word etymology?
16:47 Tue 11th Sep 20071 answer, last by Quizmonster 06:53 Wed 12th Sep 2007
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mankak

a word representing a common meaning

I want to know a verb expressing all your activities which include moving your body in your daily life. I think one ot the expressoins might be : to act, to do the activity, to move your body, and to...
00:25 Mon 10th Sep 20078 answers, last by mankak 01:12 Wed 12th Sep 2007
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Denisdiamond

Acronyms

What does the acronym,"IC" stand for ,as in " The suspect is an IC 1 male ,aged about 40." ?
00:26 Sat 18th Aug 20073 answers, last by Blackrat 19:28 Sun 09th Sep 2007
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SteveD

Capital I

At what stage in the development of the English language did the capitalisation of the personal pronoun "I" become a requirement?
07:12 Thu 06th Sep 20072 answers, last by SteveD 07:43 Thu 06th Sep 2007
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johnmcmr

zips

why are zips on trousers known as flies?
07:56 Mon 03rd Sep 20074 answers, last by Quizmonster 07:00 Thu 06th Sep 2007
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oldgrape

r.s.v.p

i know this is french but what does it actually mean
19:18 Sun 12th Aug 20075 answers, last by jimmysipples 13:25 Tue 04th Sep 2007
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mankak

a name

I wonder what you call this in English. In Buddha temple you see a fish-shaped small piece of tin or iron hanging from each corner eaves of a temple roof , making a slight noise when it is shaken by...
01:30 Wed 29th Aug 20072 answers, last by mankak 03:40 Sat 01st Sep 2007
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crisgal

featherstonehaugh

why is it pronounced "fenshaw"? Who decided it should be? Is it just personal choice like ralph (raif). My first name is spelt C.R.I.S. but you pronounce it BOB. x
11:34 Tue 21st Aug 20074 answers, last by Peter Pedant 19:54 Fri 24th Aug 2007
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babybombo

Marmaris - Turkey

I was staying in Icmeler in Turkey last month. The neighbouring town Marmaris is very popular but Iam wondering of the origins of the word "marmaris". We were told that the town was origionally just a...
02:40 Wed 15th Aug 20072 answers, last by babybombo 13:11 Wed 15th Aug 2007

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