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can a word be sharp as a knife? how to handle this question "can a word be sharp as a knife " in what proper way?.. for..who?when?how?where?why? ... (Asked by celynbeauty)
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yes word can be sharp like knife...well like saying someone fat or ugly directly to a person and saying it where there people around that can surely hurt someone feeling so deep.....*...(Answered by blacktulip_raine)

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Is it fork and knife or knife and fork? Just a few queries? Is it knife and fork or fork and knife? Is it table cover or table cloth? Is it dressing gown or house coat? Please suggest and state why you chose your answer. ... (Asked by vickyleebailey)
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It's a knife and fork cause I once knew a child who couldn't say fork, and one time, I had him at the zoo, we were in the cafe and he started shouting 'I WANT MY FUK AND KNIFE'!!! Everyone thought he was shouting he wanted his fuking knife!!! I have never been more embarrassed. It's a Table cloth cause it sounds better And It's a house coat, because I'm from Ireland and we're all messed up!!! LOL Good question!!! D P.S. I wish some people would liven up and wind their necks in for you!!!...(Answered by D*)

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why is it that certain words have silent alphabets? Example: knife. why is there a 'k' in this word? ... (Asked by dude)
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Yes, it has to do with the origin of the word. English is a tough language to learn because there are so many exceptions to all the rules, words are not spelled like they sound, and there are so many words that sound the same but have different spellings. Here is a neat poem about the English language. When the English tongue we speak Why is break not rhymed with freak? Will you tell me why it’s true We say sew, but likewise few? And the maker of a verse, Cannot rhyme his horse with worse? Beard is not the same as heard, Cord is different from word, Cow ...(Answered by Imaka)

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can a word be sharp as a knife? how to handle this question "can a word be sharp as a knife " in what proper way?.. for..who?when?how?where?why? ... (Asked by celynbeauty)
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Yes! It can hurt deeply. It can hurt anyone at anytime. Think of all of the controversey with words being used to offend others lately in the news too. People know how to manipulate others with their words of hurt cutting others like with a knife....(Answered by cadaholic)

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why we use silent characters before Knife, know etc.? In short why we use silent characters in english.? ... (Asked by anoop)
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They are relics from the language the word was adapted from. English has traces of latin, Greek, French, German, Saxon, and Old Norse, and words with similar silent letters were from the same mother tongues. Hence, walk, talk, and stalk are related; reign, malign, sign, and feign are related; and knob, knock, knoll, and knee are related. The distinctions aren't entirely clear, because there's a lot of interbreeding among languages, and the people who codified english spelling weren't exactly linguistic scientists....(Answered by Professor Beatz)

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What does "twisting the knife" mean? It's an expression I just heard used in a song "You're twisting the knife! But you're so pretty!". What does twisting the knife mean? Thanks! ... (Asked by Beguiled)
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If you were to stab somebody, it would hurt. And if you were to twist the knife around after you did it, it would hurt a lot more. So what the song is saying is that someone is (emotionally), after some initial insult, hurting another person even more, probably deliberately....(Answered by lisa450)

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can anyone think of a good slogan for knife safety? mostly retractable blades? ... (Asked by guin)
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Don't get cut. Keep it shut. -MM...(Answered by Wonder)

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Please settle pronunciation discussion, KNIFE (Nife) or (Ka Nife), once and for all.? ... (Asked by iambettyboop)
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To listen to the actual pronunciation go here: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/knife and click the speaker icon next to the word....(Answered by blue_luck_no_1)

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What does it mean to "twist the knife"? ... (Asked by Lucine H)
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It when someone has hurt you already, but keep hurting you more by exacerbating the situation. It's a metaphor that evokes the image of being stabbed. Being stabbed hurts, but when the person twists the knife, it causes more pain and more damage....(Answered by Joy M)

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if a girl takes picture licking butchers knife what is the picture trying to say? is that like a symbolic way of saying something. the background of the picture is black. you just see her red hair and head and her licking a butcher's knife. what is she trying to say in the picture? ... (Asked by brucelee45x)
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A symbol of sadomasochism. Pretty sick if you ask me....(Answered by magical hannah)

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Is it fork and knife or knife and fork? Just a few queries? Is it knife and fork or fork and knife? Is it table cover or table cloth? Is it dressing gown or house coat? Please suggest and state why you chose your answer. ... (Asked by vickyleebailey)
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It's a knife and fork cause I once knew a child who couldn't say fork, and one time, I had him at the zoo, we were in the cafe and he started shouting 'I WANT MY FUK AND KNIFE'!!! Everyone thought he was shouting he wanted his fuking knife!!! I have never been more embarrassed. It's a Table cloth cause it sounds better And It's a house coat, because I'm from Ireland and we're all messed up!!! LOL Good question!!! D P.S. I wish some people would liven up and wind their necks in for you!!!...(Answered by D*)

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