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gfookes

Gender Reason

Why are ships called 'female'
10:56 Wed 03rd Mar 20047 answers, last by benye21 03:05 Mon 26th Jul 2004
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kags

Grammar - does it matter?

We have had a best-selling book about punctuation, do we need one about grammar? I have heard the following on the tv recently - ' he is coming to cut Richard and I's hair', ' they never gave you and...
09:26 Tue 09th Mar 200413 answers, last by kags 16:00 Thu 11th Mar 2004
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garcia

Usage of the word 'Overleaf'

When you want to refer a reader to text printed on the other side of the page do you say 'blah blah indicated overleaf' or 'blah blah on the overleaf'? Thanks
07:41 Tue 09th Mar 20044 answers, last by Quizmonster 17:06 Tue 09th Mar 2004
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jif

phrase

use your loaf
13:41 Tue 09th Mar 20041 answer, last by TommyC 14:52 Tue 09th Mar 2004
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eggcup5

mind bender

my grandmother is the sweeted, generious, most kindest person, and to my surprise i found a book called 'go to hell' explain? can any1 tell me the answer?
17:24 Fri 05th Mar 20045 answers, last by JAW67 10:57 Tue 09th Mar 2004
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rezzab

turned round and said

how did the phrase'i turned round and said' originate?
15:59 Sun 07th Mar 20043 answers, last by coggles 09:03 Tue 09th Mar 2004
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STELLA

proverbs

pmfbtavub, teptr, gyrwym, wodsao, owba,twifof
14:16 Sun 07th Mar 20045 answers, last by Dave Potts 12:18 Mon 08th Mar 2004
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Dunia

S.O.S.

What do the letters in S.O.S. stand for?
22:37 Mon 01st Mar 20047 answers, last by Caladon 13:49 Sat 06th Mar 2004
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hughie55

gentley bentley

origins please
22:11 Fri 05th Mar 20042 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:22 Sat 06th Mar 2004
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Hannah185

help

what came first, the egg or the chicken????
13:51 Mon 01st Mar 20046 answers, last by Gef 21:09 Fri 05th Mar 2004
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STELLA

logic questions

when ben is twice as old as he is now,he will be three times as old as he was three years ago. how old is ben now?and who is my father's only child's daughter's brother? and why is 't'like an island?
21:47 Wed 03rd Mar 20045 answers, last by jenstar 19:22 Fri 05th Mar 2004
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Dave Potts

Wire in the Blood

Does anyone have a definitive answer for the origin of this phrase? I've googled it but there seems to be lots of conjecture - anyone actually know ? Ta!
11:01 Fri 05th Mar 20042 answers, last by thewillow 15:14 Fri 05th Mar 2004
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Mrs N

Happy go lucky

what does it mean?
13:52 Thu 04th Mar 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 16:51 Thu 04th Mar 2004
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fiona611

The meaning of 'player'

what is meant by the slang term 'player'? Like when a person describes another person as a player.
12:55 Tue 02nd Mar 20049 answers, last by woofgang 15:14 Wed 03rd Mar 2004
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samsimjee

Dye or Die?

In the saying 'the dye/die has been cast' does this refer to dye as in the textile sense or die as in dice, the gambling sense?
16:08 Tue 02nd Mar 20047 answers, last by incitatus 11:49 Wed 03rd Mar 2004
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coggles

Floaters.........

I can remember when Irish coffee after a meal was all the rage in the 80's and always found it funny that they were referred to as 'floaters', considering there are already several other meanings of...
16:36 Mon 01st Mar 20046 answers, last by coggles 08:54 Wed 03rd Mar 2004
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elena

Dish/Dissing?

what is the difference between the sayings by dishing a person or dissing a person? george want to know because hes been saying it all his life!
13:54 Mon 01st Mar 20043 answers, last by Quizmonster 09:31 Tue 02nd Mar 2004
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keitra

found

Any difference between 'She was found to be a good wife.' and 'She turned out to be a good wife.'?
00:11 Mon 01st Mar 20046 answers, last by BadBob 14:32 Mon 01st Mar 2004
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pmead

runcible spoon

What is a 'runcible spoon'? as in Lear's 'The Owl + the Pussycat'? The questions been asked before but with no conclusive answer. Someone said it was just a 'nonsense' word and another post said it...
12:30 Mon 01st Mar 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 12:40 Mon 01st Mar 2004
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johnsam

quiz

another cryptic question what is 'just an infant' the answer will be either animal ,bird or a body part
10:12 Mon 01st Mar 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 12:09 Mon 01st Mar 2004

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