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William

Blood in the sand

What is the exact meaning and origin of the saying 'blood in the sand'?

teachercutie

Please interpret 'mea culpa'.

What does 'mea culpa' mean

jenstar

English / American Spellings

Why do so many British people insist that their illogical spellings are superior to American ones? (And no, I'm not American, I just admire their no-nonsense - or less-nonsense - approach to the...

kendunlop

Why are wasps a pest

Why do wasps always annoy you when sitting at a picnic table or even in the house, and yet bees don't ??

voan2

How long is ONE generation?

5 years? 10 years? or 20 years?...

William

Dead Vs Alive

What proportion of all of the humans ever born (alive) are still alive?

Goody

Cars that end with 'A'

Why do so many car manufacturers choose to name models ending with 'A' e.g. Astra, Fiesta, Primera, Laguna and is this habit mirrored with any other product. Washing powders ending with 'F'?

Wispy68

Inflection?!!

Why do some people speak almost every sentence, as though they are asking a question? I noticed this about eight years ago and it's usually young people who do it. Have they been watching too many...

m4roon77

horizon part 2

I got the answer that from the waters edge of the sea the horizon is always the same distance away but how far is it approx?

Ginbottle

American language

Why did the Americans decide on English as their language, when they had Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch & others to choose from?

Nelli

Accents.....How do they occur?

How did accents in different areas of the world and countries r. e.g when the british first landed in America they must have had British accents, what happened to give their voices that twang?