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Allen Crisp

Train station

This now seems to be used universally, but 30 years ago everyone would call it a railway station. It doesn't particularly bother me, but does anyone know when/why "train" replaced "railway"?
20:40 Sun 27th Aug 20064 answers, last by JillP 06:12 Mon 18th Sep 2006
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oap

who said?

"bringing up children on your own is very difficult, even when there are two parents"
21:06 Sun 27th Aug 20061 answer, last by GirlClown 22:18 Thu 31st Aug 2006
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char_1990

abreviations

what other sayings are there like 'gsoh - good sense on humor' ?
00:23 Sun 27th Aug 20069 answers, last by crete 13:12 Wed 30th Aug 2006
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pie man

longest word

Hello all, can you solve my son's mystery? He wants to know what is the longest word in any language?
21:27 Sun 27th Aug 20068 answers, last by Grafixboy 23:48 Tue 29th Aug 2006
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buffers20

Prases and sayings

Please complete the following: (the answer HAS to have 6 characters): "Sow four grains in a row, one for the . . . . . ., one for the crow, one to rot and one to grow."
14:13 Mon 28th Aug 20066 answers, last by buffers20 21:49 Tue 29th Aug 2006
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oap

who said?

"Today is Reg Kray's birthday. Happy Birthday Reg. Not sure when his twin brother Ronnie's is , but best wishes to Ron anyway"
21:09 Sun 27th Aug 20063 answers, last by andy-hughes 13:43 Tue 29th Aug 2006
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LaineyG

Chinese translation

The Journey of a Thousand miles starts with a single step - could somebody tell me where i can get this translated on the internet to chinese symbols so i can paint it onto a canvas or can somebody do...
00:40 Sun 27th Aug 20064 answers, last by Ward~Minter 22:03 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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ronald eddy

city in france

city in france on the river rhone with a roman amphiheatre
15:05 Mon 28th Aug 20064 answers, last by ronald eddy 18:45 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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ssowdon

Sayings cat's got your tongue

Where does the saying "the cat's got your tongue" come from
01:32 Mon 28th Aug 20062 answers, last by Quizmonster 18:41 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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Nubian

you go on

how you do go on
21:45 Sun 27th Aug 20065 answers, last by Nubian 16:02 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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mollymandy

wedding card quotes

have you got any funny quotes to put in a wedding card .. if so please let me have them
14:34 Sun 27th Aug 20065 answers, last by speedyvic 12:38 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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albatross521

Polish one's breastplate

Does anyone know what this phrase means? Thanks.
01:51 Sun 27th Aug 20068 answers, last by Quizmonster 11:07 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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Allen Crisp

Ending in -ize or -ise (as in eg civilise or civilize)

People keep complaining that using the -ize ending is an unwanted Americanism, but my Oxford dictionary seems to accept both as standard UK English. Years ago, someone explained to me that the correct...
20:46 Sun 27th Aug 20062 answers, last by Quizmonster 10:51 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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cochonverte

ear

turn the world on its ear
09:23 Mon 28th Aug 20061 answer, last by Quizmonster 10:46 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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cochonverte

Saying - Turn the world on its ear

Need to know the origin of this phrase and its generally accepted meaning.
09:27 Mon 28th Aug 20061 answer, last by Quizmonster 10:45 Mon 28th Aug 2006
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Tami77

Where is this line from?

....the lead was as weighty... .......as it was in England Thanks in advance!
23:40 Sat 26th Aug 20063 answers, last by Tami77 14:28 Sun 27th Aug 2006
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sharpy36

nonce

Not on normal courtyard exercise Written on "nonces" cell doors in victorian times ? Is this true ?
05:43 Sun 27th Aug 20061 answer, last by rojash 09:01 Sun 27th Aug 2006
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amyunicorn

bithday sayings

what is a good saying for a lawn sign for someone turning 30?
00:03 Sun 27th Aug 20062 answers, last by Kingaroo 02:41 Sun 27th Aug 2006
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Postdog

Marlboro

Anyone else fed up with people posting these questions, and worse still, not searching for other posted questions asking the same thing?
20:18 Sat 26th Aug 20068 answers, last by hiawatha 01:01 Sun 27th Aug 2006
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dunlop

Who said this ""You can please all the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time"

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11:34 Sat 26th Aug 20065 answers, last by poorclare 21:13 Sat 26th Aug 2006

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