The Chase.... They Walk Among Us .... Part N ... Today's Gem....

[ToraToraTora]

If you don't find this amusing then you have no soul:

Q: The spirit of sacrifice is the cenotaph commemorating what Texas battle?

A: The Alimony!

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[naomi24]

That's funny!  Points for trying.  :o)))

[newmodarmy]

Ha- that's an even bigger battle. I'm sure I would have known that but as soon as I saw The Alimony my mind kept going back to that and I couldn't think of the right word for a few seconds. I'll never know whether I (or you) would have panicked under pressure on TV

[Old_Geezer]

Only if they ran out of Ammo.

[Togo]

Haha. The Battle of The Alimony would have taken longer than 13 days.

[Canary42]

It's a good try (but yes, I'll give you that, it's amusing)

[piggynose]

Was it by any chance The Alamo?Alimony is a word I see all the time in hollywood! Is there an English equivalent?

[davebro3]

"maintenance"

[ToraToraTora]

08:46, Alimony is an English word.

[davebro3]

//

alimony

/ˈalɪməni/

 

noun

NORTH AMERICAN

financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce; maintenance.//

[ToraToraTora]

They speak English in North America. There is no such language as "North American" - that is more a style of dialect.

[piggynose]

Silly me forgetting who ttt works for an American bank!!!

[zebo]

Surely that should be 'which Texas battle' .

[ToraToraTora]

Ask anyone in the US what language they speak and they'll say English. They won't say "North American" - the reference to that in the online dictionary is merely to tell you where the word is more commonly used.

[ToraToraTora]

21:34 take that up with the question setter on the Chase I  quoted directly.

[piggynose]

According to Google it's maintenance order in Brit English.

[davebro3]

and the internet gives you the option of English or American English.

there are differences