Description : What is the worst thing you have ever accidentally said to someone?
Last Answer : I have a history of making ‘your mother’ jokes around people with dead mothers. Face palm.
Description : What is the meanest word that has ever been said to you?
Last Answer : “Faggot.”
Description : Martin Fischer said "Whenever ideas fail, men invent words" - thoughts?
Last Answer : In order to express an idea one must put it into words. Whether or not the idea needs to be expressed is another thing altogether.
Description : What common word or phrase have you always said incorrectly?
Last Answer : hyperbole I always say Hy per bowl
Description : Have you ever had to deal with a customer service rep by phone and couldn't understand a thing they were saying?
Last Answer : answer:Yes, I can barely hear many callers. I just tell them right out that I can’t understand them. I just say I’m deaf, could you speak slower and louder. Sometimes I even ask if there is anyone else I can talk to. The worst ones, though, are the ESL.
Description : What is the cutest/funniest thing you have ever heard a young child say or mispronounce?
Last Answer : Instead of “truck” he said “Look at my fuck!”
Description : What's the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for you?
Last Answer : I came home from a mtn biking trip and my bathroom had been turned into a beautiful hawaiian oasis. Should have married that one:(
Description : If Trump was "fully exonerated" by the Mueller report (his words), why is he afraid to let people read the whole thing?
Last Answer : Trump is not ‘fully exonerated” by the Mueller report. The only ones saying that are Trump, Barr, and their followers. The Mueller letter to Barr demonstrates Trump was not exonerated.
Description : Why is there even such a thing as foul language?
Last Answer : In your case I guess the people are just offended by the word hell . You're right, there are a lot more words more offensive than that. I don't know what the restricting on foul language ... I just guess that whatever words make people feel offensive will become foul words. It's kind of personal.
Description : The most painful thing game: What is the worst thing that could happen to someone?
Last Answer : The worse thing that could happen to a person is to be kicked where it hurts. (Assuming they’re male.)
Description : What's the most romantic thing you've ever done?
Last Answer : answer:I guess I don't really do romance. in the typical way. But, I was in school and I was seeing this guy and he was in the thick of a project that involve a lot of details, a lot of decisions ... not look like romance on the surface. That's the best I've got. I'm not all that good at romance.
Description : What is the most (unconventionally) romantic thing that someone has ever done for you?
Last Answer : I wouldn't really consider this romantic, but I have an adopted brother who is deaf, so a guy I was dating for a while actually took the time to learn sign language. The fact that he took ... 't necessarily have to do makes that one of the most sweetest and thoughtful things anyone has ever done.
Description : Have you ever heard anyone from a different country use a ‘slang’ word or phrase and had no idea what they meant by it?
Last Answer : We use bail and the sticks here in the US too. Hmm pretty much anyone that speaks Cockney- can’t understand a damn word of it. If it rhymes then I’m out.
Description : What is the last romantic thing you did for someone you care about?
Last Answer : I’m getting ready to give my husband a back massage, with candles glowing around the room, and his favorite Celtic CD playing. And a happy ending, of course.
Description : 1st year anniversary coming up in a month, what would be an original and romantic thing to surprise my wife with?
Last Answer : Well if she likes surprises, you could take her out on a surprise weekend to somewhere she keeps talking about wanting to see, with a nice hotel and romantic dinners included. Or you could just lock ... acted on. A simple I love you sometimes is more than enough. Do something you both will enjoy.
Description : What is the single most important thing to you in a romantic relationship?
Last Answer : trust.
Description : Have you ever been prejudiced against something (or someone) entirely because of its/their name?
Last Answer : I did not like to try the poo pu plater.
Description : Do you remember the first time you ever heard a certain word?
Last Answer : answer:I remember the first time I heard a specific word pronounced correctly. I was sitting drinking coffee with a friend in a HOJOs in autumn, 1992. I was 39 years old. We were taking a class together. ... moment; the when, where and who, but I can't remember the conversation for the life of me.
Description : Have you ever encountered something with a horribly inappropriate name?
Last Answer : Hypertension and High Blood Pressure are terms that both increase by stress and my blood pressure. They almost violate the Hippocratic oath, it seems to me.
Description : What is the most important sentence ever written?
Last Answer : answer:These two stand out in my memory… “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall.” ~Ronald Reagan
Description : Have you ever used the word "Nigger"?
Last Answer : answer:No, I have literally never used that word. I wasn't there, and I despise judgement-makers who haven't heard the whole (or both sides) of a story. But. The testimony that I've seen ... go unaddressed. And claiming that you're old and from the South as an excuse for racism is bullshit. 49
Description : Do your kids ever come up with their own pronunciation of words that are more interesting than the "right" pronunciation?
Last Answer : laineybug used to call the computer a “puh-cuter,” which was adorable! She also coined the term “deliciyum.” (Perfect for describing food that is both delicious and yummy!)
Description : Did your parents/guardians ever say certain phrases throughout your childhood? If so, what were they?
Last Answer : My grandfather called the cordless phone a “walkabout phone”.
Description : What is the best word you've ever seen/heard?
Last Answer : antidisestablishmentarianism :-/
Description : What is the deepest silence you have ever experienced?
Last Answer : answer:I was once in an acoustically dead chamber at a university lab. The room was a cube, the walls covered entirely in sound-absorbing material. The floor was a suspended mesh that divided ... up a dozen red flags that something was terribly wrong with them, and they needed my urgent attention
Description : Have you ever heard a phrase or word that just rubs you the wrong way?
Last Answer : answer:“Bro” “My bad” “speaking truth to power” 1. Just don’t. 2. Sounds insincere. 3. What tha flyin’ fuck does that even mean?
Description : Is "scythe" ever pronouced like "sith"?
Last Answer : It’s got a long I. It rhymes with tithe
Description : Do you ever mispronounce any words while chatting to people?
Last Answer : I pray to God , no. LOL !!! I’d rather not chat at all !
Description : Have you ever invented a word?
Last Answer : I have invented a word, but it isn’t in English. I was translating a famous Irish blessing into Tolkien’s Elvish, and didn’t have a translation for the word “until”. Had to create one.
Description : Do you ever have difficulty speaking?
Last Answer : How often does this happen? How sever and how long does it last? It could be you simply getting tired, or signs of a more serious issue.
Description : What is the most disappointing song ever?
Last Answer : Blame it on the Rain – Milli Vanilli. I was devastated.
Description : Has something like this ever happened to you?
Last Answer : What a douchy troll. Flagged.
Description : What was the first recorded word ever to be written in letters of the English language?
Last Answer : Almost all English words are in some way derived from other languages, and the transition was very gradual. There was no ‘first word’.
Description : Does anyone besides me use a thesaurus any more?
Last Answer : I look up words on my phone multiple times each week, and the resulting information includes synonyms that I always peruse. Strictly speaking, I’m not using a thesaurus, but I’m digesting the same information.
Description : Does anyone know who did/does the graphics for both The Murdoch Mysteries and Sherlock?
Last Answer : Both links are the same thing.
Description : Can anyone help me find the Japanese word and symbols for ''victim''?
Last Answer : answer:First result from Google. http://www.japanese-symbols.org/japanese-word-for-victim
Description : Boggle, anyone?
Last Answer : Ham, lop, mat man, bags, pigs, sat, leap, gnat, Thats me for now, I will have another look later. GOOD GAME :)
Description : Does anyone else here say the term "passing gas" as opposed to the alternative?
Last Answer : I say either, depending on context.
Description : If we started writing silly poetry designed to offend everyone in one fail swoop, do you suppose anyone would find humor in it?
Last Answer : I will laugh, and more so if my “group” is included.
Description : Anyone up for a round of favorite words of the moment?
Last Answer : Ululu!!
Description : How many differerent langauges has Genesis been translated into? Does anyone have a reliable source for an estimate?
Last Answer : answer:http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/ The above site has just under 50, publish online for viewing.
Description : is anyone familiar with the yiddish word "shatzi"?
Last Answer : I’ve grown up in a Jewish household hearing yiddishkeit all the time, but I’ve never heard this one so I’d be intersted to know the answer too.
Description : Has anyone ever entered into a romantic relationship having met on Fluther?
Last Answer : I just learned about Fluther 3 days ago so my answer is obviously no, but I wouldn’t doubt it’s happened. And, by the way you seem like a very interesting person :)
Description : Are men named Fritz insulted by the expression "on the fritz"?
Last Answer : Yes, I am familiar with it. I still hear it. But no, I wouldn't expect Fritz to take it personally. Lots of names are also unrelated words; for example: Bob Rob Sue Matt Bill Don Peg Barb Randy ... wouldn't mean much to him, never mind insulting him. Could be worse. He could have been named Dick.
Description : Can you put these words in order?
Last Answer : Create Fortune Classics Wonder Tutor Intent Benign
Description : Is the term "award winning" meaningless?
Last Answer : There was an industry magazine that awarded “Most innovative” and “most ground breaking” and Best of the year” awards to companies in my inudustry. They were awarded based on the amount spent on advertising in the magazine and buying the most seats/biggest table for the awards dinner.
Description : Do speakers of other languages play with their words the way English speakers do?
Last Answer : I know the Japanese enjoy puns and double-entendre jokes in their own language as much as we do in ours. Does that count?
Description : Did you know that a group of Komodo dragons is called a bank?
Last Answer : Bank of Dragons Murder of Crows Flutter of Jellyfish Herd of Cattle
Description : What was the most embarrasing time you incorrectly used a word or phrase?
Last Answer : I mixed up castigated with castrated once, and, asked whether I knew what “castrated” meant, said I did (because I thought I did – I thought it meant what castigated meant).