Why do us Brits feel the need to stand and block the aisle as soon as a plane comes to a stanstill? There is often 10 mins before the doors open. Any ideas? This has always annoyed me, for one thing,...
tha "ancient" in othello famous for the phrase "o beware my lord of jealousy....(4) sections of a legal document (7) c-a-s-s offensively or repulsively indecent (7) resort and fishing port in se...
I have recently (as in last week) worked very hard and broke a few nails in the process, doing up my front garden. I've gone from grass to gravel. I live on a corner in a cul de sac which...
What idioms are particular to the region you come from? For instance, in my country and in neighbouring countries, they sometimes say, "What is your good name?"
with the holidays just begun and my daughter going out to play with her friends....am wondering if it would be a good idea to get her a mobile phone so that we can keep in contact with her and her...
Heydo you thin that it is a good idea to buy a flat with another bloke?I am 27 he is 30. We just are of the same mind that it is better to buy and sell after 10 years rather than rent.What do you...
We are working on the weekly telegraph crossword and cannot figure this one out. What is "inexactitude, a facetious expression for a lie?"
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Im realy concerned about my 9year old son,He says he heres people talking when no ones around and see,s people although thres no-one there,eg this morning he asked who was stood by our gate when i...
My other half has started referring to herself in the third person - which I hate.....people who speak in the third person have always struck me to be very very pretentious. Anyway, turns out...
Is Wales a Country? or is the "uk" a country, i always thought that "uk" was a grouping of countries like the "U.S.A" being a grouping of America Canada and i think mexico. I have looked through...
My daughter is 5. I was not married to her father when she was born in Jan 2005, however his name is on her birth certificate and we married a year or so after she was born.I would like to ass to her...
I read this book last year by Nancy Friday (cant remember the title) but it was a collection of fantasies women have when they masturbate, which the author had studied and...
Does anyone know the dates that these two businesses were trading? A Fullarton & Co, Stead's Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh (publishers) Frank Murray, 11 Victoria Street, Nottingham (Bookseller)
What is the relevance in the word "up" when saying things such as: "Washing Up" - the dishes "Finishing Up" - the paperwork "Tidying Up/Clearing Up" - the living room "Fed Up" - with all the Ups...