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Sware Words

who decided that certain words were not good. who decided that children should not say these certain words. after all. Them beeing "naughty words" is an oppinion. Also, at the end of the day, all they...

666

ae in the word encyclopaedia

is there a name for the 'ae' used in some words such as encyclopaedia ?Thanks

acw

Apostrophes

Again I have spotted runaway apostrophes arriving in plurals. Not just on this website, where opinions are FAR more important than grammatical accuracy anyway, but on TV, printed adverts and...

secretspirit

Pacific, disoriented and communial!!!!

Sorry if this is the wrong category but over the last few years I've been driven mad by people saying words wrong... Pacific being used instead of specific is my pet hate. The Pacific is an ocean so...

richfo

A Fortnight

On reading my six year old a mr man book the other night, the word fortnight was used. He asked me what was a fortnight? I told him, but then wondered why? The only thing I could think of was fourteen...

mdoo98

Who said this phrase first ?

'What the f**k was that' Was it said by the Captain of the Titanic or the Mayor of Hiroshima first ??

purification

Bog off

Where does the phrase bog off Originate from?

NITA EDWARDS

Grammar

PLEASE HELP! I don`t know if this is the correct site but could someone tell me if it`s "I`m bored OF it " or "I`m bored WITH it" ? I think it`s the second option, Thanks

graemer

Grammar that confuses you

What usage of grammar makes you stop and think "is that correct"? (that's probably bad grammar) I always have to stop and think about "Hone" and "Home (in)" and if the right one has been...

Bert

Lagging pipes

Many (many) years ago, my old physics teacher told us (though I may have been the only one listening) that lagging pipes to prevent heat loss was a waste of material after a certain point. This...

Bert

Antelopes in Paris Zoo

I visited the Vincennes zoo in Paris some years ago and took a photo of some antelopes that should be sable antelopes, but the horns are nowhere near as curved as those shown in illustrations. I...

centro_7

origin and meaning. The pearl is in the river.

I overheard this between two crew members on a ship.One of the thought it was quiet funny.

razorback

maths

maths. what is the square of - 5 (minus five)

slimfandango

Maths is physics is psychology is chemistry is biology

I'd really love to understand this but even with years of thrashing it out I can't say I have a real answer. Can someone please explain what is the relationship between maths, physics, psychology,...

Zadoc

relativity

Sorry if i sound ignorant, but i have had the theory of reletivity explained to me more than once in different contexts (like the one with the train) and i still dont understand it, could someone...

IndieSinger

Tautology

What are your favourite examples thereof? Mine are French champagne, from the very beginning, at this moment in time, added bonus and free gift. I'm not sure if the following are tautological strictly...

donogn

ghetto

What is a ghetto?

doorknob

electricity

Does switching your lights on and off use more electricity than leaving them on? Does it depend on the length of time left on? or vary with the type of light (flourescent, normal or...

Aa01

stars

Why is there no movement of the Pole star? also why do the paths of the other stars appear as curved lines? if ther is any1 out there who can answer my question please do !! thanx

thekraut

another 5 year old question

Please help me with this one: Why does the hole in a metal ring gets bigger if you heat up the material, even though the metal expands? I know that it does but can not explain it to my 5 year old...

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