There's a BBC news reporter today pronouncing the word 'nuclear' as if it were spelt 'nucula' (or 'newcuela'). He's not the first - I think that's how George Bush pronounces it too. Why do they do it?...
On the reverse of the title page of many books there is usually printed the publishing details - date, addresses, etc.There is also on many books I have, a series of numbers; not the ISBN number which...
Which words from our language history, be it from Chaucer's era, Shakespeare, or Dickens do you use, or would like to see return to common usage?I remember watching an episode of The Simpsons where Mr...
OK it's radio not TV but this looks the likeliest board.DAK if the contestants are actually ad-libbing or have they had some forewarning of the topics? dzug Sun 08/01/06 16:03
the number of hooves on six reindeer. the number of sixpences required for four xmas puddings ifeach is to have five sixpences inside. the number of days between xmas eve and the twenty seventh of...
1. The members of which species of animal are all left handed? 2.What are there three of on the moon? 3. What part of the human body has a life span of only 10 days? 4. Insert the same two letters...
Are the cars strapped onto the car transporters or are they just parked on there? I am terrified of driving behind them because of the way the cars just hang down as if they are going to fall off....
Question 6 in S Times travel quiz "Which provincial city, home to a 400ft-long painting of a historic victory against the Russians became easier to reach this year but no easier to pronounce?" I have...
the number of hooves on six reindeer/the number of sixpences required for five xmas puddings if each is to have four sixpences inside/the number of days between xmas eve and the twenty-seventh of...
