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clivebeca

A Pun On Aber / S ?

As I'm new to AnswerBank; I see that users appear to call themselves: ABer or ABer's. Interesting as in Welsh, Aber is 'Mouth of the River'. The pun here is on the word Mouth. Just a thought!

sheahanmick

Can anyone help please. I am trying to find the source, and correct form, of a quotation, apparently from James Joyce, in which he says something to the effect " I can do anything with words" or " I...

merrythought

Help To Remember A Word.....

there exists a word to describe an unnecessary task such as tidying the house before the cleaner arrives . Any ideas ? TIA

devayaani

Mr Nelson Mandela Is Dead

Hallo, Sorry to bother you if this is the wrong place to put my question. Can you explain to me what is the difference between the two following expressions? Thanks. (1) Mr Nelson Mandela is dead (2)...

catcuddler

Soulmate In Welsh

Hello all you lovely AB-ers I hope you are all well on this chilly november evening.My fiance is welsh and speaks the language fluently.I want to get a tattoo as a symbol of my love but I want...

richard18459

Writing A London Quiz

I have to make up a quiz sheet for a youth group visiting Central London in the lead up to Christmas. I need 20 questions of varying degrees of difficulty for youngsters between 12-16. Any ideas or...

homedeeth

The Way They Write In Newspapers

i've noticed in various newspapers that when the journalist appears to be quoting somebody, they sometimes add a word in brackets during the sentence. this sounds like the quoter has missed a word out...

2sp_

Quote About Enemies And Friends

Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind, there seems to be a memory of a quote something along the lines of - "The mark of a man is not how he treats his friends, but how he treats his enemies." Has...

megfitz

Quiz Questions

Under the title::A Phew Frases. (a) Ominous graffiti ...(3,7,2,3,4) (b)Steely strategy makes for uncomfortable handling..(8,3,6) (c)Don't ask...(3,4,3,4,5) (d) Bird created from thin...

derekpara

To Coin A Phrase.

'To Coin a Phrase' Anyone know the origin ? D...

Skitts

Phrases/colloquial Expressions

All vowels are missing, all help grateful 36. TFFNSD 38. PTSCRTH 42. NSTT Thanks in advance x...

lucifox

You Dancing.. You Asking.. I'm Asking Then I'm Dancing...

What film does this come from.. Thanks. ....

maurice

Nil By Mouth

Is this a stanard medical phrase (for eating & drinking nothing before a surgical operation)? I'm not familiar with it, and as far as I can see it is hardly findable in dictionaries or even Google!...

chardon713

6 Of One And Half-Dozen Of The Other ...

Or as sometimes expressed - 6 to one, and half-dozen to another (which in terms of its meaning makes better grammatical sense). So, does anyone know (a) which it is and (b) an authoritative...

jules10

Local Numbersnd Letters Quiz

What does L S and 2 S B stand for?

jules10

Local Numbers And Letters Quiz

What does 10 D S stand for? Thanks in advance for both answers!...

Brijoh

Film

In which late 40s or early 50s b/w film does the judge in a murder trial fully pronounce the death sentence.

optomist

Perjorative

Has anyone heard of this word. I can't get it out of my head that it is but find it isn't in any dictionary so must be wrong. would be obliged if someone could say what I'm thinking of when I thought...