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Oneeyedvic

How to address a letter

My wife's new boss is a complete and utter idiot. She has only been in the job a couple of weeks and hates him (he is the owner of the business) - seems my wife can do no right! Anyway, she was typing...
20:50 Sun 27th Feb 200513 answers, last by vaishali 06:55 Wed 02nd Nov 2011
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666

ae in the word encyclopaedia

is there a name for the 'ae' used in some words such as encyclopaedia ?Thanks
01:07 Tue 01st Mar 20058 answers, last by Bert 20:26 Fri 29th Apr 2005
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delboy3

Yeah but no but

There's another extremely annoying chavvy phrase that has appeared in the last year or so: instead of saying, "he said", "she said", "I said" etc, it's now "he went", "she went", "I went" or "he...
13:46 Thu 03rd Mar 200511 answers, last by kaktus 16:23 Tue 08th Mar 2005
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jno

Microphone

When (and why) did the short form 'mike' become 'mic'? How's it pronounced now?
14:20 Thu 03rd Mar 20057 answers, last by Quizmonster 22:02 Fri 04th Mar 2005
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FastBarry

To be or not to be...?

That is the question. Now what is the answer ?
10:46 Fri 04th Mar 20057 answers, last by Glossopswift 17:34 Fri 04th Mar 2005
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crisgal

The happy day of the mothers

is it "Happy Mother's Day" or "Happy Mothers' Day" or Happy Mothers Day" ?
23:31 Wed 02nd Mar 20058 answers, last by rojash 11:49 Fri 04th Mar 2005
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cheggy

livestrong

what does purple livestrong band stand for
20:44 Thu 03rd Mar 20051 answer, last by vinny200 08:59 Fri 04th Mar 2005
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andrewwai

mixed it up

Let us mixed it up- does that mean getting involved in a gang fight?
16:03 Thu 03rd Mar 20052 answers, last by Ouisch 08:54 Fri 04th Mar 2005
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daisydook

why is called hair of thedog

why is it called the hair of the dog!
15:57 Thu 03rd Mar 20054 answers, last by Bob A Job 21:52 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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Loosehead

Reference the question below

Following on from the question about "Got", below. Where did this horrific tendency to ask for things by saying "Can I get?" come from? As in "Can I get a cup of coffee?" I just want to reply on...
20:09 Wed 02nd Mar 20054 answers, last by Loosehead 19:57 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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goxendale

Catchphrases

Who used to say "Put the kettle on mother"?
21:22 Mon 28th Feb 20054 answers, last by jno 17:41 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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Miss Zippy

Have you got vs do you have?

It seems that a lot of the time when you word 'got' is used, it's unnecessary, e.g. "I have got a/ I have a".  Is there any rule as to when the word 'got' should be used?
17:25 Wed 02nd Mar 200511 answers, last by Quizmonster 17:21 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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bartholomew

Grunge

We grunged away in the bedroom. Could you explain what they did?
10:41 Tue 01st Mar 20053 answers, last by tartanwiz 08:17 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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Sebbo

accountants

can someone give me an amusing quote regarding accountants?
15:14 Sun 27th Feb 20059 answers, last by avern 07:05 Thu 03rd Mar 2005
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bartholomew

leg

Not to have a leg to stand on could you give one or two examples that best illustrate the meaning of this expression?
16:10 Wed 02nd Mar 20052 answers, last by rja211077 16:46 Wed 02nd Mar 2005
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catpeople22

Brazil

What is the fiull name of the country? is there any historical reference in their name? what ahould i know about recent history?
23:12 Tue 01st Mar 20052 answers, last by Xollob 15:24 Wed 02nd Mar 2005
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Headtime

Pre-"Catch 22"

Prior to Joseph Heller's book, was there a term for the situation a "Catch 22" refers to?
03:20 Mon 28th Feb 200513 answers, last by Octavius 12:12 Wed 02nd Mar 2005
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gail

ditloid

what does the following stand for? PT = PRS
13:18 Mon 28th Feb 20051 answer, last by Philtaz 00:50 Tue 01st Mar 2005
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gaylene

Cheeky and Cap

What is the defnition of "cheeky" and would it be used to define a baby? Also, is a cap (like a stocking cap) referred to as cap in England?
05:05 Mon 28th Feb 20051 answer, last by Calvesy 13:02 Mon 28th Feb 2005
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nannymolly01

Sport

Nickname of the South Africa cricket team. Crossword clue - 7 letters    -R-T-A
22:21 Sun 27th Feb 20051 answer, last by Philtaz 22:26 Sun 27th Feb 2005

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