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Re: A word has different meanings [by 123]

Tue, 15 May 2018 22:18:22 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: A word has different meanings
work- art,operate,job........

Re: 選舉月in Taiwan [by montanius]

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:38:35 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: 選舉月in Taiwan
I found this phrase on a site about political expressions.

press the flesh (lit. 壓肉) - shake hands (握手)

例句

He has to do a lot of flesh pressing in the run up to the elections.

本源

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/electionidioms.html#sthash.aL56ChUm.dpuf

Re: Letter "S"--selfie [by montanius]

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:47:57 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: Letter"S"
Quote:

123 wrote:
selfie 自拍

所以為"selfish"可以用"自拍sh"或者"色L魚", 是不是?

tricky synonyms [by montanius]

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:53:25 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: tricky synonyms
Checking "fat chance" vs "slim chance" I found an interesting question, worth to get through the comments too.

The words flammable and inflammable mean the same thing, but (to someone unfamiliar with their meaning) appear to be opposites (because of the "in" prefix). Is there a name for such word pairs that appear to be opposites but actually mean the same thing?

A few other examples are ravel/unravel, regardless/irregardless, radiation/irradiation, incite/excite, culpatory/inculpatory, press/depress, to/unto, part/depart, fat chance/slim chance, thaw/dethaw/unthaw, candescent/ incandescent, canny/uncanny, dead/undead, write up/write down, valuable/invaluable

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/57144/is-there-a-name-for-synonyms-that-appear-to-have-opposite-meanings

Reduce, recycle,reuse的差別 [by 123]

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 20:25:11 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: Reduce, recycle,reuse的差別
請問reduce, recycle,reuse的差別?Thanks!

Re: The origin of the word "spam"? [by 123]

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 20:23:44 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: The origin of the word "spam"?
It is very funny, I found a pic of "spam". Spam is a kind of food.

*pic source from:
http://betanews.com/2012/07/19/researchers-take-down-botnet-responsible-for-a-fifth-of-worlds-spam/

PHENOMENAL 2 LETTER WORD!!‏ [by SoutheLily]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:42:16 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: PHENOMENAL 2 LETTER WORD!!‏
PHENOMENAL 2 LETTER WORD!!‏

I'm sure you will enjoy this. I never knew one word in the English language that can be a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep.
UP
Read until the end ... you'll laugh.

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is ‘ UP ’. It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss UP) and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polishUP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UPbecause it is blocked UP.

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, lookUP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with (UP to) a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time is UP!

Oh . . . one more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night?

U

P!

Did that one crack you UP?

Don't screw UP.. Send this on to everyone you look UPin your address book . . . or not . . . it's UP to you.

Now I'll shut UP!
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Re: children are always way ahead of teachers [by Elinor]

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:38:28 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: children are always way ahead of teachers

From the desk of the Queen: [by futari]

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:14:14 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: From the desk of the Queen:
1. Look up aluminum, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.

2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour', 'favour', 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix 'ize' will be replaced by the suffix 'ise'. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels.

3. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as 'like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as US English. We will let M*crosoft know on your behalf. The M*crosoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of ize.

4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not ready to shoot grouse.

5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

7. USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with 'catsup' (ketchup) but with vinegar.

9. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of British Commonwealth - see what it did for them.

10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body Armour like a bunch of nancies). Don't try rugby - the South Africans and Kiwis will thrash you, like they regularly thrash us.

12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

Re: "WHEN ..." [by Rita_Chen]

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:23:09 +0800

Words, Words! All About Words （都是文字惹的禍！）:: "WHEN ..."
This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of "US".
Jesus cries.....