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Power Lawyer

What kind of lawyers are "power lawyers"? What do they do more precisely? I found the term in a biographical work about an American president. Do they help the president and the first lady make the...
21:17 Sun 27th Sep 20208 answers, last by douglas9401 09:39 Mon 28th Sep 2020
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Dwarf's Gait?

Hello! What's the name of this type of gait? In Romanian it's called the dwarf's gait? Best, D...
19:32 Mon 22nd Aug 20169 answers, last by ladorada 16:39 Fri 26th Aug 2016
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Red Spot

Hello! All deteriorated buildings in my city have to have a "red spot" near the entrance to show that they are dangerous in case of an earthquake. Are there any similar ways of signaling that a...
19:43 Mon 22nd Aug 20166 answers, last by ladorada 16:37 Fri 26th Aug 2016
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"fast forward" in an adverbial phrase

How can the compound "fast forward" be used as an adverb? What would be its opposite? Can "slow backward" be its opposite if the context is poetic? What would be its corresponding...
11:38 Tue 27th Mar 201210 answers, last by jno 19:15 Tue 27th Mar 2012
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Congress-water

In Chapter 26 from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Mark Twain uses the expression "Congress-water". The context of the dialogue in which it occurs is humorous and I am not...
14:37 Wed 04th Jan 20129 answers, last by Calibax 19:06 Wed 04th Jan 2012
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shashissk

role of laguage

show the example of role of language in different context
13:57 Thu 04th Aug 20114 answers, last by ladorada 09:54 Fri 19th Aug 2011
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Which sentence is best and why?

The poem reveals three voices talking about the effects of hard work in the fields on their bodies. The poem reveals three voices talking about the effects on their bodies of hard work in the fields....
08:52 Mon 11th Jul 20116 answers, last by woofgang 09:38 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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hybrid - word origin?

I was wondering what the etymology of this word is. Most dictionaries mention the Latin 'hybrida'. What about the Ancient Greek word 'hybris' or 'hubris'? What is the connection between the Latin...
19:42 Wed 02nd Sep 20098 answers, last by fredpuli47 20:01 Sat 05th Sep 2009
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Mas'r and Massa - what's their meaning?

1. What's the meaning of the appelative Mas'r Davy in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens? (Ex.: chapter 46) How could Mas'r be described in a few words? Is it a mix of condescendence and lack of...
16:27 Wed 26th Dec 20075 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:32 Sat 29th Dec 2007
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parson's wife

what the feminine for parson?
11:51 Tue 24th Apr 20077 answers, last by Octavius 13:23 Fri 27th Apr 2007
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docbabloo

man with basket of eggs

man is walking down a road with basket full of eggs . as he go he meet 1 man who buy one half of his eggs plus 1 half an egg . then another man buy one half of his eggs and one half of an egg . then...
16:17 Wed 25th Apr 20074 answers, last by GetOverIt 12:13 Sat 28th Apr 2007
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ladorada

'Heineken tongue'

What does it mean when somebody has a 'Heineken tongue'?
07:21 Sat 21st Apr 20073 answers, last by ladorada 13:34 Wed 25th Apr 2007
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deratization team

Are there other ways of saying 'deratization team' or 'deratization services'? I've read that 'deratization' is quite an old-fashined way of putting it. (I'm not a native.)
18:10 Sun 22nd Apr 20074 answers, last by ladorada 10:31 Mon 23rd Apr 2007
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71silverfox

Surnames

Surnames are supposed to originate from tradesmen etc from history - but how and when do new surnames come about? Do new surnames get created regularly - and how, and why?
16:29 Sun 22nd Apr 200710 answers, last by worldlastnames 22:40 Thu 23rd Apr 2020
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helpmetoo

word association, windscreen wipers

there you are ive started you off!!
19:23 Wed 11th Apr 2007202 answers, last by moonshadow 17:06 Tue 01st May 2007
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ladorada

down

When two women go to a restaurant, eat, then say good-bye, promising to write each other, even if they probably won't bother, and after that one of them says to herself 'still, another one down in my...
08:58 Fri 20th Apr 20073 answers, last by Octavius 10:49 Fri 20th Apr 2007
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frogs

Is there a popular folk name for frog? Such as 'marsh offspring' or 'pond chicken' or 'swamp baby' or something like that?...
08:34 Sat 14th Apr 20075 answers, last by tonyted 21:52 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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donanjac

apple phrase

use the word apple in a phrase for the word nonsense
03:43 Sat 14th Apr 20071 answer, last by ladorada 08:39 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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dreaming

I am trying to translate some poems into English, but I am not always sure of every nuance of a word or expression. What do you think of the following one? dreaming a bird with two bodies was drawing...
20:57 Wed 28th Mar 20073 answers, last by ladorada 19:36 Thu 12th Apr 2007
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proverbs

what the proverb 'too many cooks spoil the broth' mean
19:45 Fri 16th Feb 20076 answers, last by ladorada 17:57 Wed 04th Apr 2007

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