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Word Origins
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...
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 ?
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...
Can anyone tell me why Arkansas is pronounced ArkanSAW?
How can i translate Mountain of knowledge into japanese?
what is the group name for nurses
what is the origin of phrase blah blah?
where did it come from and what does it mean
meaning of malapropos please
Does anyone know why the name Elona Gay was chosen for the infamous world war 2 bomber?
can anyone tell me if the word neogolism is pronounced with a hard g or a soft g. thanx in advance...
of the word etymology?
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...
What does the acronym,"IC" stand for ,as in " The suspect is an IC 1 male ,aged about 40." ?
At what stage in the development of the English language did the capitalisation of the personal pronoun "I" become a requirement?
why are zips on trousers known as flies?
i know this is french but what does it actually mean
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...
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
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...
