Description : Under the new rule, the civic body can take ______ action against the violators by imposing, a fine. (1) punitive (2) vindictive (3) pejorative (4) diminutive
Last Answer : (1) punitive
Description : How do you spell the word for someone who pees?
Last Answer : Pisser
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 : What is that one word that you can never spell correctly on your first try?
Last Answer : I’ve already mastered embarrassed, but now it is guarantee.
Description : What are some words that are difficult to spell, but occur regularly?
Last Answer : Definitely is at the top of my list.
Description : Is there a word that you constantly forget how to spell correctly?
Last Answer : answer:Definitely I spell it using an a instead of using the second i. No idea why i do this every time (I spell checked before posting btw)
Description : Why do we spell out "box" in P.O. Box?
Last Answer : Here's what I found for POB. POB Point of Beginning (land surveying) POB Post Office Box POB Patrick O'Brian (author) POB Place Of Birth POB Professional Oversight Board (UK ... POB Publication Orthopédique Biomécanique POB Point of Blame POB Persistent Object Backend/Base POB Percentage of Base
Description : How do I spell "wracking my brain" and what does "wrack" or "rack" mean anyway?
Last Answer : answer:“rack your brains” To pull from Merriam Websters: “to stretch or strain violently ” And some other uses: (again, from M-W) “to cause to suffer torture, pain, anguish, or ruin ”
Description : What is a spell ?
Last Answer : Spell means tomorrow.
Description : French speakers: What is the diminutive for "chat"?
Last Answer : answer:Minou. “le minou” – kitty, pussy, pussycat, puss, mog, moggy
Description : If you were the size of a common fire ant could you still be anthropomorphic, and if so could you make a camp fire suitable to your diminutive size?
Last Answer : It must be some really good stuff, hey?
Description : What is the diminutive meaning of kitchen?
Last Answer : kit
Description : What is diminutive of wave?
Last Answer : The diminutive of wave is wavelet.
Description : What is the diminutive of node?
Last Answer : nodule
Description : What is the diminutive for circle?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : What is the diminutive for isle?
Description : What is the diminutive for maid?
Description : What is the diminutive for an eagle?
Description : What is a diminutive for drop?
Last Answer : dropping
Description : What is a diminutive for Crown?
Last Answer : cronette
Description : What is a diminutive of statue?
Last Answer : It is a statuette
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 : Evelyn (pronunciation) - British? American?
Last Answer : I think you hit it.
Description : English versus English: British and American (or Australian, Canadian et al) - what's the difference, really?
Last Answer : You’re avin’ a giraffe ain’t ya? There’s busloads of differences!
Description : Why do you think there are differences between British and American English?
Last Answer : Geographical separation is one big cause of dialect differences.
Description : What are the American English equivalents for these British English words?
Last Answer : Last time I checked, “bloody” was fairly offensive in UK English—almost as bad as the f-word, and used similarly as an all-purpose pejorative. wanker = jerk-off
Description : What are some differences between American English & British English?
Last Answer : answer:The pronunciation of words we share can also be different. For example, Americans would say LAB-or-tory and the Brits would say La-BOR-atory. Well, at least they would in London. Sometimes we all use the ... a woman's, er, front-facing nether bits. And Brits say bits a lot more than we do.
Description : What is the name for the British slang where words are replaced with others that rhyme with the original word?
Last Answer : Cockney Rhyming Slang.
Description : Is the british pronunciation of "th" now officially the same as for the letter "f"?
Last Answer : England has a variety of accents, and the people on BGT don’t represent the entire country. I don’t understand your point.
Description : Is there an American English counterpart to the Chamber's (British English) dictionary?
Last Answer : what is so special about this one. is it just a dictionary. if so you could go with merriam-webster that is the first one i found but there are others
Description : What is Christopher Marlowe’s Nationality? A. British B. German C. Dutch D. American
Last Answer : British
Description : Around what age will children retain the accent of their mother tongue?
Last Answer : I think its a conscious decision. (At least for some people.) My friend who was born in the UK, grew up (grade school, high school, college) here in the states and now lives and works in the UK switches it ... , he turns it up or down. It's always kind of sort of there but when he's here, barely.
Last Answer : The English An ass that is a common property is always the worst saddle.
Description : What convincing argument was made by Anne? i) She was talkative just like any other student in the class. ii) She had the right to be talkative, as it was a classroom and not a prison. iii) ... being talkative. iv) She found it impossible to be quiet like the others as she couldn t change herself.
Last Answer : iii) She had inherited the trait from her mother, so couldn‘t stop being talkative.
Description : What did Anne argue in the essay about talking? i) It is inherited ii) Her mother is talkative iii) It is a student‘s trait iv) All of these
Last Answer : ii) Her mother is talkative
Description : The young seagull‘s mother did not take the food within his reach because a) She did not love him b) \She wanted him to dive at the food c) She wanted him to die of hunger d) She wanted to tease him
Last Answer : b) \She wanted him to dive at the food
Description : The young seagull‘s mother did not take the food within his reach because a) She did not love him b) She wanted him to dive at the food c) She wanted him to die of hunger d) She wanted to tease him
Last Answer : b) She wanted him to dive at the food
Description : When we decided to, move, my mother wanted a place with a ______ outside every window to keep potted plants (1) balcony (2) ledge (3) curtain (4) stained glass
Last Answer : (2) ledge
Description : Flutherites: Do you like/admire some users and loathe others, even when BOTH may have views opposite of yours?
Last Answer : I think that is basically the nature of human relationships, we would likely be bored if we could easily define what we like or dislike about everybody. There are people here I like a lot that I would ... everything, but whose very presences on this site irk the crap out of me. Same in real life.
Description : Are any of my fellow-Flutherites aware of the pending TPP Trade Agreement?
Last Answer : Oh yeah, another example of Bush Admin’s initial legwork being approved & followed up by the Obama Administration, much like the tax cuts and Patriot Act. Scary stuff.
Description : What professions would you assume some flutherites have from their profile pictures?
Last Answer : Let’s see your picture. :)
Description : For non-American Flutherites: Where are you from and do you still worship us for what we have given the world?
Last Answer : answer:@rojo I'm a Canadian. To be honest, the notion that the rest of the world looks up to the US is funny to me. I think that's something Americans tell themselves to feel good; same ... , economically, and politically. So what is it that you think you have given the world , exactly?
Description : Do any flutherites play Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Last Answer : No. I play Star Trek Online.
Description : In the wake of the Zimmerman/Martin controversy, who is sure they themselves are are not subconsciously biased? Are Flutherites ready for the Bias Test?
Last Answer : My results: Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between Rick Santorum and Barack Obama. Your data suggest a moderate implicit preference for White People compared to Black People.
Description : Have any flutherites had great success improving their reading skills by way of some special technique or program?
Last Answer : It's my understanding that those sorts of classes, speed-reading and such gimmicks, are rubbish. The only way to improve reading skills is with practice. If you're having issues with absorbtion or ... well. Writing out my thoughts, even in just a few words, helps clarify things for me.
Description : What song do you want to send out to your fellow Flutherites?
Last Answer : Appropriate? ;¬} Ditto! :¬)
Description : What is something you've never done that fellow Flutherites may be surprised by?
Last Answer : I’ve never been to a strip club.
Description : Are there any flutherites who read mangas and know of an e-book that would be able to download mangas?
Last Answer : Try googling “Download PDF of(book name here)”, that’s worked before for me with comic books and a couple illustrated stories, should work with mangas. Most E-raders can read PDF’s, the Kindle seems liek a really good one to get.