Description : Is the term "half-assed", the term to describe something done without the appropriate care, just a malapropism of "haphazard"?
Last Answer : No – I don’t think so. I think it evolved separately. Although I don’t really know why we would say something was done in a “full-assed” way.
Description : Is there a term for the act of changing the spelling of a word, to force it to rhyme with another?
Last Answer : Oh loli! It’s prolly…Neoligism.
Description : What's another term for helicopter parenting?
Last Answer : hovering?
Description : Pride - When is it appropriate?
Last Answer : I feel pride for someone when they can do something that I am not able to do. Like swim the English Channel, climb Mt. Everest or feed the hungry like Mother Theresa.
Description : In addition to borrowing the myths and god's of another culture the Romans were unique in their worship of other gods. what type of gods were they?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : The main source of long-term credit for a business unit is - (1) sale of stocks and bonds to the public (2) borrowing from banks (3) loans from the Government (4) deposits from the public and financial institutions
Last Answer : (1) sale of stocks and bonds to the public Explanation: Companies issue securities called stocks and bonds to raise necessary capital which funds the company's daily operations and growth. ... issuing stock to owners called stockholders doesn't require the company's repayment of investor principal.
Description : In deciding the optimal level of current assets for the firm, management is confronted with . A. a trade-off between profitability and risk B. a trade-off between liquidity and risk C. a trade-off between equity and debt D. a trade-off between short-term versus long-term borrowing
Last Answer : A. a trade-off between profitability and risk
Description : The decline in the combined ratio is most likely to indicate that the insurer has ___________. a) increased its administration expenses b) increased its long term borrowing c) improved its investment returns d) improved its underwriting results
Last Answer : d) improved its underwriting results
Description : Repo Market means (a) A money market instrument which helps in collateral short term borrowing and lending through sale and purchase operation in debt instrument (b) A money market ... instrument which helps in collateral short term borrowing through sale and purchase operation in debt instrument
Last Answer : (a) A money market instrument which helps in collateral short term borrowing and lending through sale and purchase operation in debt instrument
Description : Long-term funds in the capital market can be raised either by borrowing from certain institutions or through (1) issue of note (2) taking loan from Government (3) issue of securities (4) taking loan from foreign institutions
Last Answer : issue of securities
Description : The main source of long-term credit for a business unit is (1) sale of stocks and bonds to the public (2) borrowing from banks (3) loans from the Government (4) deposits from the public and financial institutions
Last Answer : sale of stocks and bonds to the public
Description : "The Okay-ish Barrier Reef". Can you change the adjective great in famous sayings/names to another one?
Last Answer : Alexander the Meh. Ivan the meanie.
Description : How do you learn another language?
Last Answer : Watch Spanish Sesame Street and other YouTube and TV channels.
Description : Can you lurve in another language?
Last Answer : You mean this?—-> ルーブ！ルーブ！
Description : Does it bother you if people have conversations in another language in front of you, and only speak English when you are spoken to?
Last Answer : Can’t say I’ve ever had that experience.
Description : Did the Japanese start making juice after learning about it from another country?
Last Answer : answer:I found out that “juice” comes from the Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”). Source So, not from Japan I guess…
Description : What is another way of saying "getting your groove back"?
Last Answer : back in the saddle again
Description : In sparking a new catch phrase, is this just a coincidence, or yet another example of the Hundred Monkey Phenomenon?
Last Answer : I don’t think it’s a coincidence or even 100th monkey. Nowadays the great shortener seems to be just that, the most convenient first syllables. But, speaking as an O-Wo I’ll let you guess which one :-P I kinda like it!
Description : I'm bored, so I think I'll learn another language. What do you recommend?
Last Answer : Perhaps it would be good to work on your spelling and grammar in English. I decides? towered? Wright?
Description : (Another Rosetta Stone question): Is there anything you wish you had approached differently when using it?
Last Answer : Andrew; Essayez de poser la question on français, svp. Pouvez-vous parler, écrire, lire et comprendre avec la mëme aptitude? Les details sont importants, comme en anglais.
Description : Should a patient be relieved about the medical term ''grossly unremarkable''? See detail.
Last Answer : Yes, particularly when we’re older. I got a summary of “regular guy” from my MD once. I was mostly relieved, but slightly disappointed. I don’t think I’ll ever live up to my pediatrician’s comment to my mom once that he didn’t think he’d seen such a healthy child before.
Description : What term other than "the faithful" would you suggest to refer to people who belong to some religion or participate in a religious event?
Last Answer : Members of religious denominations.
Description : In the interest of sophistication should we avoid glorifying the term 'Fake News'?
Last Answer : Sophistication aside, media/free press is one of the most important parts of a healthy/functioning democracy. Invalidating the media is a tactic of a dictatorship. I would add that very few things ... . Similarly, you use small easy words for Trump supporters, and speak slowly with frequent pauses
Description : When do you use the term tab and when do you use the word link ?
Last Answer : Tab has 2 meanings. It is the typewriter command to advance forward on a form or on a piece of paper. It is also the name for a page in an internet browser. Right now, I have 2 tabs open in my internet ... I can click on and go to another page of the internet. A link is also a place to play golf.
Description : Why does the search term disappear and check mark come back just because you change the language?
Last Answer : answer:Servers generally only operate effectively with 1 language per user at the same time. It makes the code easier. Although you may just have invented a really cool website! I wouldn't try to ... pain. Anyway, in answer to your question Never question a geeks coding format. Just walk away.
Description : In your opinion, is the term "chinaman" extremely offensive?
Last Answer : answer:I'm not Chinese, but to me, it rings about the same level of archaic and offensive as Negro. It's a term from another era. If used for a Chinese-American, it is racist in the ... who look like they might be descended from anywhere in East Asia. Oriental is used along the same lines.
Description : What is a grammatically correct term for "ya'll"?
Last Answer : y’all
Description : Where did the term "batshit crazy" and its' various derivations come from?
Last Answer : Think it came from “bats in the belfry”.
Description : When Americans use the term 'world famous' what exactly does this mean?
Last Answer : answer:I interpret the term as meaning as one of the must see places if you visit a city/country. In Seattle Pike Place and the Space Needle are the two must visit places. Same as The Empire State ... NYC and the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Opera house in Sydney. And Pike Place is really awesome.
Description : When did the term hoodie get popular, and do you use it?
Last Answer : Yeah.. It has been used by my friends and I since high school. So that would at least put it in the late 90’s.
Description : How did the term "panhandler" come to be?
Last Answer : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panhandling
Description : What would be the female and/or gender-neutral equivalents of the term 'ballsy' when applied to, apparently, brave things people do?
Last Answer : Ovarian? Genitacular?
Description : Do you ever find the term `dude' mildly insulting?
Last Answer : No, dude and bro’ are as interchangeable as babe and sweetheart to me. They’re all just terms of affection/friendship.
Description : What is the term for 'of or relating to goats'?
Last Answer : NO idea, but ursine = bear, taurine = bull, vulpine= fox, ovine = sheep; if logic followed, which it doesn't, word would be caprine. Latin for goat is caper, I think.
Description : What does the latin term "amor mundus" mean?
Last Answer : Love the world
Description : What number can you subtract half from to obtain a result of zero? -Riddles
Last Answer : The number 8. It's made up of two zeros, one on top of the other.
Description : Pick a number from 1-10, multiply it by 2, add ten, divide it by 2, now subtract the number that you have from the number you picked. What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : Do you have 5?
Description : How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25? -Riddles
Last Answer : Only one time. After that, you would be subtracting from 20.
Last Answer : Once, because after you subtract it's not 25 anymore.
Description : headline _ _ _ So will you subtract the number from the fourth subject and combine it with the other subject to make A + ?
Last Answer : The fourth subject in SSC never covers any SUBJECT . The fourth subject is a subject in which even if you fail, it will not have any effect on the result (you must ATTEND the test ) but if ... be deducted from the number of points you get in the fourth subject and the remaining points will be added.
Description : What Starts with half a dozen add 2 multiply by 3 divide by 4 subtract by 5 what number am i?
Last Answer : 34?
Description : What two number multiply to give -400 and subtract to give -30?
Last Answer : -370
Description : How do you subtract a whole number with a fraction from a whole number?
Last Answer : The recommended method in schools is to write the whole numberas a rational fraction with denominator 1, and then proceed as youwould for subtracting one fraction from another fraction.
Description : What number do you subtract from 1000 to get 750?
Last Answer : 250
Description : Is it taught in school which number goes with which letter of the alphabet?
Last Answer : I was never taught that.
Description : How "weird" are you about people borrowing things from off your desk at work? (Just wondering if it's me or not)
Last Answer : If I’m there, ask. If I’m not there, bring the item back in as good or better condition as when it was found, and put it back where you found it. Leaving a note might help me not miss it if it’s taken for any length of time.
Description : What personal rules have you developed when it comes to borrowing or lending money to friends and gamily?
Last Answer : Only lend, if you are ok with never getting it back.
Description : Is it true that we're borrowing money from China to pay the farmers for the effects the sanctions Trump leveled against China is going to have on them?
Last Answer : It isn't a direct pipeline of funds. The Dept of Agriculture (USDA) will fund the US farmers. The USDA gets its money from the US Treasury. The Treasury Dept. gets its cash through a mix of tax revenue ... Embassy and says, please send a check for $500 to Farmer John and the US will pay you back.
Description : When borrowing from private lenders, how should one handle the cost of the underwriting?
Last Answer : One way or the other the borrower pays.
Description : What do countries use as collateral when borrowing money?
Last Answer : Our credit rating and our reputation is really the collateral. The US borrows money by issuing debt. This means the Government sells Treasury securites like T-bills, notes, bonds et al to other agencies ... interest on these debts and must pay the value when the security is cashed in by the buyer.