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Vehicle Registration Districts

When the new style vehicle registration number system was introduced in 2001, a leaflet was published showing how the initial letter would identify the registration district. Hence 'A' was Anglia...
18:39 Wed 11th Jul 20184 answers, last by Captain2 18:43 Wed 11th Jul 2018
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Who Said This

I once heard or read a statement about life that went something like this. The world is made up of two sorts of people. Those who spend their lives moving objects over the surface of the earth, and...
18:26 Wed 11th Jul 20186 answers, last by Hopkirk 05:45 Thu 12th Jul 2018
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Long Verbs

Can someone supply me with one or more verbs containing two or more syllables which end in the following consonants: B, C, D, G, M, P
19:26 Wed 04th Apr 201828 answers, last by atalanta 12:22 Thu 05th Apr 2018
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Pdf Files Editing

Further to my earlier question about making pdf files from word documents. I asked the wrong question. What I want to do is to edit pdf files, which I cannot do now since I have stopped my...
14:02 Wed 21st Feb 20183 answers, last by Grandpappy 16:48 Sun 18th Mar 2018
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Making Pdf Files

Is there any way to make pdf files from word documents other than paying a monthly fee to Adobe Acrobat?
18:04 Sat 17th Feb 20185 answers, last by rockyracoon 18:52 Sat 17th Feb 2018
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Good English

Bad is an adjective, worse is an adjective, but worst is a noun. So is it bad grammar to write 'the worst thing you could do'? Should I write 'the worse thing you could do' instead?
21:18 Wed 23rd Aug 201733 answers, last by Tilly2 22:11 Wed 23rd Aug 2017
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French Place Name

In Brittany, France, many place names inckude the words 'La Grée' or 'Les Grées'. I cannot find a translation of this word which must be obsolete or archaic French, probably alluding to a...
18:26 Mon 21st Aug 20172 answers, last by atalanta 20:57 Mon 21st Aug 2017
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British Army Rank Markings

I have a picture of a soldier in uniform around the time of Boer War. On the lower left sleeve of his tunic are three chevrons pointing upwards (ie like a sergeant's stripes except the other way up)....
08:57 Fri 14th Jul 20173 answers, last by andrew1707 09:22 Fri 14th Jul 2017
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Elements

In a quiz recently, the question put was this: 'Arsenic is an element that ends in -ic. What other element ends in -ic?' The answer given was 'turmeric', obviously wrong but I would still say a good...
21:40 Fri 16th Jun 20173 answers, last by hiflier 09:33 Sun 18th Jun 2017
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Cookies

I have been asked to 'enable cookies' in order to use a website. Trouble is, there is nothing on the page to help me to do this. So how can I 'enable cookies'?
20:28 Fri 02nd Jun 20171 answer, last by Flonska 20:32 Fri 02nd Jun 2017
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Artificial Sweetners

The other day on a radio 4 programme about sugar, mention was made of a 'safe' artificial sweetener derived from a natural product - wood I think. Its name was something like xylenol (xylo is derived...
18:37 Thu 13th Apr 20172 answers, last by Buenchico 04:23 Fri 14th Apr 2017
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Off Peak Electricity

How does my meter know when the off peak time starts? If we had a power cut, would the clock stop as well and therefore allow the off peak time to start later?
12:52 Sat 01st Apr 20172 answers, last by Hymie 20:06 Sat 01st Apr 2017
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Is The Speed Of Light The Ultimate?

Is it true that on/in the sun the speed of sound is greater than the speed of light? If so, how can this be if the speed of light cannot be exceeded by anything. OK, so no object is moving at either...
10:01 Fri 31st Mar 20176 answers, last by Old_Geezer 19:36 Sat 01st Apr 2017
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Wagner And Counterpoint

Many years ago I heard that Richard Wagner had been accused of knowing nothing about counterpoint. So he incorporated it into the shoemakers' song in the opera 'Die Meistersingers von Nurnberg'. Is...
18:09 Thu 10th Nov 20165 answers, last by joggerjayne 18:00 Fri 11th Nov 2016
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Creating Pdf's

I often have to convert word documents into pdf's. When I do this I have to edit the pdf because often it does not translate the word document properly. In particular, italic script sometimes comes up...
13:51 Thu 06th Oct 20164 answers, last by jno 17:23 Thu 06th Oct 2016
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Countdown Timer In A Blackberry

The countdown timer of my blackberry mobile phone will not reset to zero. It used to start at 24 hours to go and now it starts with 48. Not yet found a geek on the high street who can fix it. Does...
12:33 Wed 31st Aug 20161 answer, last by Buenchico 12:55 Wed 31st Aug 2016
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Adobe Acrobat Subscription

I have signed up to Adobe acrobat and use it occasionally to send documents etc. I also pay around £10 a month to Adobe. Is the programme permanently wired in to my computer or would it disappear if...
19:50 Mon 22nd Aug 20164 answers, last by HansUrbancka 10:04 Tue 23rd Aug 2016
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Button Batteries

Alkaline button batteries cost a fair fortune when bought singly or in pairs - up to £5 for two AG13 for example. But in the past I have purchased a sheet of up to 36 such batteries, assorted sizes,...
15:40 Fri 01st Jul 20169 answers, last by tamborine 07:34 Wed 06th Jul 2016
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Cities With More Than One Name

Christiania is another name for Oslo. Bangkok has another, very long, name. How many other cities have more than one name?
10:14 Fri 01st Jul 20161 answer, last by chanel5 11:58 Fri 01st Jul 2016
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Prinz Astral 500 Telescope

I have just bought a Prinz Astral 500 telescope. But there are no instructions for it. These may be available online but my computer warns me that the website may be harmful. Does anyone out there...
20:34 Fri 17th Jun 20161 answer, last by Buenchico 20:44 Fri 17th Jun 2016

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