Description : Does this sign make you want to add a sic and a sick notation?
Last Answer : He is a birther. Being illiterate is to be expected.
Description : Pantech Ease (sic) phone will not allow me to send photos to computer, etc. How to do this? How to get around the problem also of phone insisting its memory is full and therefore it will not even allow me to email photos to myself?
Last Answer : Take it to AT&T, maybe they can fix. Maybe someone else had one but when a phone will not connect to computer it could be the MicroSD card.
Description : What's the funniest [sic] notation you've ever seen?
Last Answer : The Canadian society for Alzheimers disease has the “Forget me not” flower as their official logo. lol
Description : Any Palin supporters ready to refudiate [sic] her yet?
Last Answer : answer:I think someone who makes excuses instead of owning up to his or her mistakes is an ass. I see people right here on ask-public who gracefully acknowledge their typos or other mistakes. If we ... makes mistakes, but the way she chooses to try to cover her mistakes only makes her look worse.
Description : What does it mean when people write [sic]?
Last Answer : answer:Sic is a Latin word, originally sicut meaning thus , so , or just as that . In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized - [sic] - to indicate ... verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error.[via Wikipedia Also heres its urban meaning
Description : A watchmaker was telephoned urgently to make a house call to replace the broken hands on a clock. He was sik so he sent his apprentice.The apprentice was thorough. When he finished inspecting the clock ... had to agree.Early the nect morning, the client telephoned to say the clock has ap -Riddles
Last Answer : As the problem says the apprentice mixed up the hands so that the minute hand was short and the hour hand was long. The first time the apprentice returned to the client was about 2 hours and 10 ... hand made 13 full circles and 5 minutes, reaching 7, So the clock showed the correct time again.
Description : Ceramic recuperators (made of SiC) is economical, only when used for preheating combustion air above __________ °C. (A) 250 (B) 650 (C) 850 (D) 1000
Last Answer : (B) 650
Description : Where does the term "fourth estate" come from?
Last Answer : Check out the etymology here: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=estate&searchmode;=none
Description : Where did the term 'Getting the sack' come from?
Last Answer : Getting Sacked…. Your handed all of your personal stuff (in a bag ‘sack’) and “sent packing”... No longer needed or wanted…
Description : Do you enjoy correcting people when they make a mistake in writing, or do you feel it's your duty?
Last Answer : I wouldn't use the word enjoy. There aren't many occasions I correct what people write. I correct my husband if he asks me to read something over that he is sending to someone else. I ... one friend who has mistakes on their websites. All those corrections are to be helpful to the person writing.
Description : Anyone kind enough to dope up my small writing?
Last Answer : sup. I write student papers for money.
Description : If Vladimir Putin is writing in English and signing his name, how would he spell it?
Last Answer : He would sign it as he always signs it. Why, would you actually translate your name into another language for a signature? I know that I would not. Do you think that someone named “John Smith” would change his signature to “Johannes Schmidt” when conversing with a German? I do not think so.
Description : Which is correct (you're) or (your) when writing?
Last Answer : answer:It depends on what you mean. “You’re” is an abbreviation for “you are”. “Your” is the possessive. You’re on your way to town with your hat on your head.
Description : Help regarding salutation in letter writing! (see details)
Last Answer : answer:I usually use their name unless it is a close friend with whom I e-mail regularly. If it is a formal letter or e-mail, I would use Dear and their name in the form of Mr--- or Ms.----. I ... . Once you feel you are on a first name basis, I would drop the Dear and just use their first name.
Description : How can I become better at composition writing?
Last Answer : Write, write, write. Every waking moment, write. Shoot. Isn’t that what fluther answers are? Essay after essay? The only way to get better at something is to practice it.
Description : In the age of texting and short cut writing is the world going to go towards American English for formal writing?
Last Answer : I think it has more to do with America being much more important in the world than Britain.
Description : What genre (or subgenre) would you classify J.D. Salinger's writing?
Last Answer : answer:According to wikipedia “novel” in and of itself is a genre, and it is the genre that Catcher in the Rye falls into. I’d go so far as to say “proto-young adult,” but I’ve never read any of his other works.
Description : How should I go about trying to improve my writing?
Last Answer : Write, write, write every day. (Consider blogging.)
Description : Writing a summary of an essay about a book - do I have to cite the book if I mention that the essay is written about it but don't quote or paraphrase from the book? (MLA)
Last Answer : maybe you don’t have to if you aren’t actually quoting from Krakauer’s work, but is there a downside to citing it? I’d do it since it’s the motivation or starting point for the whole essay.
Description : How would you say good authors use onomatopoeias to make their writing more interesting and engaging for their readers?
Last Answer : Comic book writers can plan for onomatopoeias to be illustrated: WHACK! POW!. Besides that, they're just little nonsense words, hardly interesting at all. MEOW is totally meaningless without context. Todd Rundgren ... back in the 70s on The Hermit of Mink Hollow album - that was a novel use.
Description : When writing or speaking about a fictional character, which tense do you use?
Last Answer : I use past tense. I don’t know why. Maybe because it seems like the past, since I am finished with the book .
Description : What is imaginative writing?
Last Answer : Answer: Imaginative writing means creative writing. Creative writings include novels, short stories, a piece of writing dealing with fictional situation. It can also be a poem.
Description : What is practical writing?
Last Answer : Answer: Practical writing deals mainly with facts. It may be a report, an account or someone expressing his opinion on a particular matter, a series of instruction or a set of statistics.
Description : How did Anne feel when she was punished the third time by Mr Keesing? i) She was happy as she had to write three essays on the same topic. ii) She enjoyed making fun of Mr. Keesing ... of original ideas for her essay. iv) She was thrilled at another opportunity to showcase her writing abilities.
Last Answer : iii) She was worried as she had run out of original ideas for her essay.
Description : Why do you think Mr Keesing chose the title - ̳An Incorrigible Chatterbox ? i) Anne to express her inability to elaborate on such a topic. ii) That this would embarrass Anne and would check ... Her to apologise and not repeat her talkative behaviour. iv) Anne to explore her creative writing skills
Last Answer : ii) That this would embarrass Anne and would check her indiscipline.
Description : Learn the secrets of Writing and Speaking in English fluently
Last Answer : The role played by the English language in the world economy is very great. Almost all the business transactions are able to occur because of the ability of the people to communicate effectively. ... five important secrets that can help an individual to be able to speak and write English fluently.
Description : Where did & come in the alphabet?
Last Answer : Last. Even if not really a letter, it used to be added on after Z. It used to be called and per se and, meaning and', as such or by itself and (elided into ampersand ) and was made of the ... is Latin for and. You can still sort of see how & might look like a lowercase e + t. More here.
Description : Is there such a word as gastrointestinology, and where did enterology come from?
Last Answer : Enterology is derived from the greek entero (intestine) and I believe logy is derived from logia, also a greek word meaning group/collection. So the word is gastroenterology, which is the study of the gastric system as a whole, including the intestines.
Description : Where did the very British expression "Good show" come from?
Last Answer : Just did a bit of fast Googling but got no derivations. My guess is that it comes from horse racing, “Win, place or show.”
Description : How come most Americans can talk like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Arnold can't talk like most Americans?
Last Answer : I honestly think he makes his accent a lot thicker than it really is. It’s his trademark.
Description : Where does the expression ''quit cold turkey'' come from?
Last Answer : There are several explanations of the phrase's origin: A narrowing of the meaning suddenly or without preparation, from cold turkey being a dish that requires little preparation; originally ... family dinners signaled the end of excessive alcohol intake. (Copy/pasted straight from Wikipedia).
Description : English slang, Englishisms, phrases and idioms have been discussed here over and over since day one - nonetheless, come across any new (local, global) slang euphemism lately?
Last Answer : I’m so behind the times – I’ve just discovered ‘My bad’. Then I heard it on an old episode of Friends from about 10 years ago.
Description : Have you ever come across something that the major English dictionaries disagree about?
Last Answer : answer:Oh, sure. I have a lot of dictionaries and consult them frequently. One reason I have so many is that the first one I check may not agree with me. (joke) My main references are ... all dictionaries-and that it is possible to form legitimate English words that will not be in any dictionary.
Description : The etymology of the word is (to me) quite fascinating; we sometimes take for granted how they've come about, beyond their definitions. Do you like words and languages, or is it simply a tool, like math?
Last Answer : answer:Great question! I loved your exposition of proclivity. Yes, I do have a proclivity for exploring words in their subtle meaning. I wish I had understood the power of knowing words in great ... seeming world because he drew upon cultural heritage that all of us unwittingly have been shaped by.
Description : How did we come to have our current alphabetical order?
Last Answer : I recently stumbled upon the answer to this. When I’m home from work in two hours or so, I’ll provide a link.
Description : Where does the expression "to gird your loins" come from, and what exactly does it mean?
Last Answer : To gird is often used to mean prepare, make ready, or draw up strength, but literally it means to bind, tie, or surround. To gird your loins can mean to get ready for a rumble or to put on your ... it's the former then I think the idea is that covering one's balls lends some confidence in a fight.
Description : where does the phrase "dilly-dally" come from?
Last Answer : answer:Wow, it's really interesting and very old. The first reference in the OED is from 1610: BABINGTON Comf. Notes, Gen. xxiv. 57 Such dilly dally is fitter for heathens that know not God, than ... and make up that phrase. Presumably it was already a saying when Babington wrote it down in 1610.
Description : where did the phrase "go south" or "went south" come from?
Last Answer : answer:In the northern-hemisphere chauvinist's view, south=down idiomatically. Couple that with a more is more culture, and you have the implication that any move in the downward direction equals ... If sundials were invented in the southern hemisphere, clockwise' would be the opposite way too!
Description : Where did "runnin off at tha stomach" come from?
Last Answer : I never heard any of them. Where is this at?
Description : How did the Maids of Honour come to know that the Princess and the bird had become intimate friends? -English
Last Answer : The Maids of Honour brought in the princess’s breakfast. The song bird ate rice out of the princess’s hand and then sang sweetly. The Maids were surprised to find September so much happy. They were convinced that the two had become good friends.
Description : Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”? -English
Last Answer : Framton Nuttel was suffering from some nervous disorder and worry. So he decided to spend a few days in some village and relax in peace.
Description : What does come to life mean ?
Last Answer : Come to life means: to get back knowledge.
Description : What does 'Come of age' mean ?
Last Answer : Come of age' means to grow up.
Description : What does 'come round' mean ?
Last Answer : Come round' means cure.
Description : What does 'Come to light' mean ?
Last Answer : Come to light' means - to be published.
Description : What does 'Come to terms' mean ?
Last Answer : Come to uerms' means - to reach a consensus.
Description : "We thank all of our distinguished International guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for.........." (a) justice (b) peace (c) human dignity (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (d) all of the above
Description : The pilot‘s decision to go through the storm tells us that he was a) Practical man. b) Eager to come back home. c) Very hungry d) Wanting to save fuel.
Last Answer : b) Eager to come back home.
Description : There are many incidents of Irony in the chapter. Choose the statement that DOES NOT support Irony in the end. (a) Those who go out of their way to help a poor farmer are suspected to be ... true betrays a lack of humility and gratitude. (d) The postmaster showed satisfaction for doing a good deed.
Last Answer : (d) The postmaster showed satisfaction for doing a good deed.
Description : Is the term "construct" about negative things, and if so, why? See detail.
Last Answer : The Matrix. A completely inescapable prison.