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Robert G

Mispronunciation

There's a BBC news reporter today pronouncing the word 'nuclear' as if it were spelt 'nucula' (or 'newcuela'). He's not the first - I think that's how George Bush pronounces it too. Why do they do it?...
18:57 Thu 19th Jan 200627 answers, last by mimififi 23:32 Mon 23rd Jan 2006
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Book printing codes

On the reverse of the title page of many books there is usually printed the publishing details - date, addresses, etc.There is also on many books I have, a series of numbers; not the ISBN number which...
21:00 Wed 18th Jan 20066 answers, last by Playbill 20:07 Thu 19th Jan 2006
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Drusilla

Use Of Olde Words

Which words from our language history, be it from Chaucer's era, Shakespeare, or Dickens do you use, or would like to see return to common usage?I remember watching an episode of The Simpsons where Mr...
12:11 Wed 11th Jan 200613 answers, last by bumbles 15:49 Wed 01st Feb 2006
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dzug

Just a Minute

OK it's radio not TV but this looks the likeliest board.DAK if the contestants are actually ad-libbing or have they had some forewarning of the topics? dzug Sun 08/01/06 16:03
17:05 Sun 08th Jan 20065 answers, last by joko 20:33 Mon 09th Jan 2006
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polly grant

xmas problem.

the number of hooves on six reindeer. the number of sixpences required for four xmas puddings ifeach is to have five sixpences inside. the number of days between xmas eve and the twenty seventh of...
15:33 Sun 08th Jan 20064 answers, last by brenda59 16:38 Sun 08th Jan 2006
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lisalou

School Charity Quiz

1. The members of which species of animal are all left handed? 2.What are there three of on the moon? 3. What part of the human body has a life span of only 10 days? 4. Insert the same two letters...
15:46 Sat 07th Jan 20064 answers, last by mandimaia 19:20 Sat 07th Jan 2006
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ajwat

common factor

What do Fiji Guyana Malaysia and South Africa have in common with the UK
20:36 Fri 06th Jan 20064 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:01 Sun 08th Jan 2006
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jedimistress

Car transporters

Are the cars strapped onto the car transporters or are they just parked on there? I am terrified of driving behind them because of the way the cars just hang down as if they are going to fall off....
13:29 Wed 04th Jan 20063 answers, last by qapmoc 18:23 Wed 04th Jan 2006
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Playbill

400 foot painting

Question 6 in S Times travel quiz "Which provincial city, home to a 400ft-long painting of a historic victory against the Russians became easier to reach this year but no easier to pronounce?" I have...
21:15 Thu 29th Dec 20052 answers, last by Playbill 23:59 Thu 29th Dec 2005
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nigel39

add the numbers quiz

the number of hooves on six reindeer/the number of sixpences required for five xmas puddings if each is to have four sixpences inside/the number of days between xmas eve and the twenty-seventh of...
19:22 Thu 29th Dec 20059 answers, last by polly grant 17:36 Sun 08th Jan 2006

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