It's funny because it's a girl's name, and a rather old-fashioned one as well.

Who told you that there is no freedom of speech in my land? We do have a freedom of speech plus a freedom of action. You can abuse anyone anywhere; additionally you can also beat him up, if you like. (isn't that abuse? Did you mean verbally

It means happy birthday. Don't ask me why. Presumably it's a wish that your birthday will return many times so you'll live to a ripe old age? Not sure though.

Miss PC Barometer - Miss polically correct language monitor all over a story - yes Medea/mother hubbard - well mother hubbard wasn't an angel, but she was a 'lesser evil' in that Medea killed her children, and mother

1) Usually delivered direct to but there are contexts where 'directly' might be ok 2) You have used the 'just as' and 'so too' correctly but your use of 'bad effects' and 'unhealthy sides' is not right.

No, I think quick here just carries the straightforward meaning of fast. I've only heard quick in the sense of alive being used in two contexts. 'The quick and the dead' as previously mentioned, and the 'quickening' of

This reminds me of a very long game of I-spy with my son when he was about 7 or so. Something beginning with t....hmmm....no we couldn't guess it and had to give up. He was thinking of chocolate!

My dear and respected teachers, 1: "Don't throw the rice on the floor." OR "Don't drop the rice on the ground." Both fine, but throwing is different to dropping. 2: In BrE 'on' is used "I punched him on the

Oh dear, I'm a definite 'chewer' in all of the words mentioned. I guess I'd sound quite funny to you all.... It's pretty common in British accents. Whisper" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-17.gif"

Neighbourhood means the area you live in. A person who lives near you is your neighbour. Landlord is one word. Try re-phrasing it with these things in mind.