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GKW

I beg your pardon

Is it old-fashioned to say "I beg your pardon"?
15:41 Tue 30th Aug 201123 answers, last by askyourgran 22:47 Sat 24th Sep 2011
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knowimust

anagrams of newspaper and magazines

1 Gigle caponn to a hair. ( 2 Words) 2 modern hands ages (3) 3 oo candy dann lusts (3) 4 silenet demitenop puscatheum (4) 5 cent lathe (2) 6 hand trax manc ege (3) Thank you for any help....
13:57 Mon 05th Sep 20117 answers, last by factor30 22:00 Thu 15th Sep 2011
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cc1

Road Sign

A commonly seen road sign says "Road liable to flooding" and it irritates me! I think it should be "liable to flood" or "prone to flooding". What do others think? Am I...
10:00 Wed 07th Sep 201120 answers, last by Canary42 19:14 Thu 15th Sep 2011
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crisgal

help with connective words

i'm ashamed to say I was a bit stumped helping my daughter with her English homework last night. Sh had to use the given connective words to make sentences more interesting. 'it is raining very hard....
10:00 Tue 06th Sep 201114 answers, last by annadomino 23:11 Fri 09th Sep 2011
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EvianBaby

Why do we have our own words to name countries

I may end up feeling really dumb for asking this but why do we have our own spellings and pronounciation for other countries? Why don't we just call them what they call themselves? For example, we say...
08:43 Thu 01st Sep 201122 answers, last by venator 03:55 Fri 09th Sep 2011
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spitza

doughboy

When I was young a much used saying to any person acting about was if youdo not behave I will give you such a doughboy meaning I will hit you has any other person heard this and if so where the saying...
20:56 Thu 01st Sep 20112 answers, last by amber_stone 10:23 Wed 07th Sep 2011
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EEZABLADE32

Skewiffy

Hi, is there such a word as above, and what is its derivation. Thx Tony...
09:28 Mon 05th Sep 20119 answers, last by jno 23:10 Mon 05th Sep 2011
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blounty

BAG OF MASHINGS

What does a right bag of mashings mean?
18:07 Sun 04th Sep 20112 answers, last by scotman 23:21 Sun 04th Sep 2011
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puzzleking123

222LTD333MOB

The answer is a well known saying, 222LTD333MOB. Any ideas you kind people. Thanks
16:35 Wed 31st Aug 20113 answers, last by Lie-in King 16:40 Wed 31st Aug 2011
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Coco-5

Is there are word for this?

Can anybody tell me if there is a word for when a person has two Christian names that make up their whole name. For example, David James, James Dean. I have been searching on the internet, but to no...
13:19 Mon 15th Aug 201113 answers, last by PeelerPal 13:42 Tue 30th Aug 2011
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CSMB

English sayings, initial letters of words

can anyone help with these phrases or sayings, these are the first letters of each word. 1) TSHGIHO 2)HBtSaSNEGaP 3)HCHC 4)TaBaP
08:14 Thu 25th Aug 20117 answers, last by CSMB 09:15 Mon 29th Aug 2011
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Booldawg

New Americanism

Heard this alot recently - is it a new phrase and where does it originate? Sometimes (mainly americans) say 'my bad' when they make a mistake.
08:43 Wed 24th Aug 201120 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:28 Sun 28th Aug 2011
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keyholekatebaron

Contradiction

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Out of sight out of mind. Anyone know anymore?...
15:02 Sat 13th Aug 20116 answers, last by chadad 22:57 Wed 24th Aug 2011
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julie49

t v choice 35

bbc2 documentary series about numbers. [3/4] e e t c h o d. thanks julie49.
20:53 Wed 24th Aug 20113 answers, last by emu777 20:55 Wed 24th Aug 2011
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sunnysan

stinker 237

139 ac not i have n-r- can anyone help please. 160dn i have planchet is it correct. Thanks in advance
10:25 Tue 23rd Aug 20116 answers, last by tyrepill 21:15 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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Jemisa

'Sometimes'

Sometimes... When you cry.... No one sees your tears. Sometimes... When you are in pain. No one sees your hurt. Sometimes.. When you are worried.. No one sees your stress Sometimes.. When you are...
00:13 Mon 22nd Aug 20115 answers, last by marval 12:17 Mon 22nd Aug 2011
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crisgal

anyone speak german?

my o'level german is long forgotten! 'einsatzleiter der brandbekampfung' (with an umlaut over the a) anyone know what it means?...
12:25 Sun 14th Aug 201136 answers, last by Teddy_boy 01:45 Sat 20th Aug 2011
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RAV1D

Riots!

Syria: Riots stop when authorities use tanks. Italy: Riots stop as police fire rubber bullets. Greece: End to riots as police deploy water cannon and tear gas. England: Riots stop... because it's...
07:40 Fri 12th Aug 20118 answers, last by DTcrosswordfan 16:18 Mon 15th Aug 2011
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mrspirite

and twice as ugly.

can anyone please tell me the first line of this saying please..been bugging me for days.thanx in advance.
08:37 Thu 11th Aug 201112 answers, last by mrspirite 08:44 Mon 15th Aug 2011
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keyholekatebaron

Most true saying I know

" Give me the child until he is seven and I'll give(show)you the man" I believe this to be a jesuit saying. How very true! My favourite, Kate....
20:34 Thu 11th Aug 20114 answers, last by EDDIE51 20:40 Thu 11th Aug 2011

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