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simont
My wife and I have been arguing about the phrase 'Fountain of all knowledge'.  She says it's 'Fount of all knowledge'.  Can anyone tell me what the correct phrase is and for a bonus where it...
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Mr.Ix
As there are a finite number of legal words in the game of Scrabble and a finite number of positions that they can be placed, has a computer program ever been created to discover the highest...
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No Einstein
Which side of one's hand does this saying refer to, please? Is it the side the lines or the side with the knuckles. My gues is knuckles, as in "backhand". But I may be wrong.
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Phantaxus
Just for fun. If you could invent a word, What would it be? and what would it mean?
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PeterHe
What does this Dutch expression mean and what is the context to use use it?  "Ik heb een boontje voor jou" Thanx
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cadama
what does "monkey in the desert" mean
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leeglyn
 who said the following;    The English aristocracy is now only the middle class wiih knobs on
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druiaghtagh
My daughter has twin girls aged 5, today she was singing a part of a rhyme she used to use all the time when she was small, however we all got stuck and could not remember all of it, anyone on here...
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MissCommando
Is there a term or name used for words which have two ways of saying them.  Examples are polish, read, moped and live.  These words can be read differently.  Are there any other words...
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kjc0123
What is the meaning of "holy crap" and in which cases was it used?
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jimbhoy1888
per ardua per mare per terram
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PeterHe
Can someone help me with the meanings of the following Dutch Proverbs (& context U would use them):   "Spijkers op laag water zoeken."  "Er zit een haar in de boter."  "In nood eet...
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georgeg
what does putrefy mean ??
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Bangkok
Various (older) members of my family refer to a short sleep as having 40 winks.  Babies tend to nap in multiples of 40 minutes - is there any connection in the origin of 40 winks?
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trish1234567
Can anyone tell me the origin of "chav". trish1234567
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paula82
a p p a t w
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kjc0123
What is the meaning of "taking it in all at once" in the following sentences? Swallowing her apprehension, Sophie moved slowly across the room. After everything she'd heard about the Mona Lisa, she...
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niceprincess
Should I say 'in the real time' or rather 'at the real time' ? Or maybe both phrases are correct but have different meanings?
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kjc0123
What is the meaning of "preliminary heats" in the following sentence? With the presidential race in preliminary heats, you can bet from now on when voters wanna talk trade, the politicians will...
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greendog
Looking for some good ideas for a best man's speech.  The groom is my older brother and he was my best man just a few months ago.

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