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nohorn

College Degree

I have always wondered the orig of the word, Bachelors , as used in the degree you receive from a 4-yr college.
04:59 Sun 16th Nov 20082 answers, last by mathewrobin620 08:34 Sat 21st Dec 2013
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peterparker

Surnames 2

I recently sold something on ebay to Mr Chicken. Is this a common name. Does anyone else know a Chicken?
16:20 Wed 10th Dec 20084 answers, last by north star 12:36 Tue 03rd Feb 2009
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gasman

Spanish linguists

Can anyone translate this for me please, I cant seem to find it anywhere. So I assume it is probably slang, therefore not in the dictionary...It was wrote on my wall so I am keen to find out it's...
21:16 Sat 29th Nov 20083 answers, last by Bert 23:21 Tue 13th Jan 2009
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spotsbatmans

magpies

is there any more sayings after ten for the magpies one for luck, two for joy or does it stop at ten
15:13 Sun 23rd Nov 20082 answers, last by Peyroulou 18:39 Thu 08th Jan 2009
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Schutzengel

What is a Boggart

As in "Watch out the Boggart will get you". Any answers appreciated. Thanks.
22:23 Tue 23rd Dec 20083 answers, last by Schutzengel 15:42 Fri 02nd Jan 2009
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askingmuchof

fesescious

Is there such a word as fesescious and if so is this the correct spelling? What can you say about its origins or anything else?
21:09 Wed 31st Dec 20089 answers, last by fredpuli47 23:30 Wed 31st Dec 2008
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jennyrager

what does "get your head out of your ass" mean

what does "get your head out of your ass" mean?
16:58 Wed 17th Dec 200811 answers, last by themi-joseph 04:24 Wed 31st Dec 2008
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crisgal

why do we say

"swinging the lead"
00:41 Sat 13th Dec 20083 answers, last by factor30 13:15 Thu 25th Dec 2008
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mariner2

what is "won't" an abbreviation of?

We have "don't" for "do not" so why isn't it "will't" for "will not"?
09:27 Tue 16th Dec 20087 answers, last by tabytha 23:05 Sat 20th Dec 2008
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peterparker

Surnames

We all know Cooper, Fletcher, Smith, Baker etc are occupations which have been used as surnames for generations. So how come Cobbler is never used in this way?
16:18 Wed 10th Dec 20088 answers, last by jno 00:05 Sat 20th Dec 2008
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9duval

roquefort

how do you pronounce this
21:46 Mon 01st Dec 200818 answers, last by Quizmonster 09:39 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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sarnig60

A point of grammar

What is the grammaticalaterm for when you state something doubly, such as 'he was killed to death' or 'he lit the branches on fire'. Not oxymoron, but something similar?
22:15 Wed 26th Nov 200810 answers, last by espookid 13:52 Sat 13th Dec 2008
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lancashire66

Nutmegged

Why is a footballer "nutmegged" when the ball is played between his legs?
02:00 Fri 05th Dec 20081 answer, last by Buenchico 03:02 Fri 05th Dec 2008
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billspen

word origin

Where does the word "vice" as in vice captain come from and what does it mean
15:34 Sun 30th Nov 20085 answers, last by fredpuli47 13:48 Mon 01st Dec 2008
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mankak

to take on appearance

What is the meaning of these phrases? 1.To take on appearance 2. To shade a conversation with their children Thank you in advance
11:20 Thu 27th Nov 20085 answers, last by mankak 05:40 Sat 29th Nov 2008
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spedlaw2

Derivation On the same page

What is the origin of the phrase "on the same page," and who coined the term and when?
20:54 Sat 15th Nov 20083 answers, last by Quizmonster 09:03 Fri 28th Nov 2008
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mankak

palace intrigue

Hi I'd like to know what palace intrigue means. Thank you
00:21 Thu 27th Nov 20082 answers, last by mankak 11:10 Thu 27th Nov 2008
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misslideaway

What does this symbol mean?

What does this symbol mean ~ ?
21:59 Mon 24th Nov 20083 answers, last by weeal 22:04 Mon 24th Nov 2008
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Beatrice35

Found these on Yahoo's Babel Fish- think you'll like them!

夫= husband in Japanese 妻= wife in Japanese
12:45 Tue 04th Nov 20082 answers, last by Beatrice35 09:37 Fri 07th Nov 2008
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Beatrice35

What language does the word Husband come from please?

Just wondered, as fascinated with the origin of words as well as love many different languages, where does the word Husband originate from, please? What language does Husband come from, too, please?...
12:38 Tue 04th Nov 20084 answers, last by Beatrice35 16:09 Tue 04th Nov 2008

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