nmalik121
June 21st, 2007, 02:05 PM
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Why is it called a "building" when it is already built?
It is because the word 'building' can be either a noun (naming word) or a verb (doing word).
When the term 'building' is used in the context, 'she is building it', then the word is a verb. An action is happening.
When it is used in the context, 'look at that building', the word is a (common) noun. It's the name of something.
This means that the meaning of the word 'building' is context dependent, therefore there isn't a relation between the noun and verb form.
Hence, the fact a building has already been built has absolutely nothing to do with its name.
Why do they call it your "bottom", when it's really in the middle of your body?
Here, the concept “(disambiguation)” has been used to utilize this word in different forms under different situations.
In general: The word ‘bottom’ refers to
The supporting part,
The base,
The buttocks
The lowest position
So, in case of human being, the word ‘bottom’ refers to the ‘buttocks.’
Why did Superman wear his briefs on the outside of his tights?
May be he wants to tell these manufacturing companies that there is some advertising space for them here as well :D (A wity answer by Ravinder)
On a telephone, why does ABC start on the number 2 and not 1?
In the early days of the Canadian and American unified telephone numbering system, the three digit prefix had a word associated with it. For example my phone number could be YORK 9374. That would be dialed YOR-9374. The 1 digit had no alphabet letters assigned to it, because in those days, the prefix could not have a 1 in it. The thinking was that a phone number would be easier to remember if it combined a word and a number, also, in those days, the prefix word indicated the neighborhood the phone number was in.
Is there another word for synonym?
In the figurative sense, two words are often said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation.
‘Alike’ and ‘Identical’ are the two near best words which can be used as the synonym for word ‘synonym’.
Why is it called a "building" when it is already built?
It is because the word 'building' can be either a noun (naming word) or a verb (doing word).
When the term 'building' is used in the context, 'she is building it', then the word is a verb. An action is happening.
When it is used in the context, 'look at that building', the word is a (common) noun. It's the name of something.
This means that the meaning of the word 'building' is context dependent, therefore there isn't a relation between the noun and verb form.
Hence, the fact a building has already been built has absolutely nothing to do with its name.
Why do they call it your "bottom", when it's really in the middle of your body?
Here, the concept “(disambiguation)” has been used to utilize this word in different forms under different situations.
In general: The word ‘bottom’ refers to
The supporting part,
The base,
The buttocks
The lowest position
So, in case of human being, the word ‘bottom’ refers to the ‘buttocks.’
Why did Superman wear his briefs on the outside of his tights?
May be he wants to tell these manufacturing companies that there is some advertising space for them here as well :D (A wity answer by Ravinder)
On a telephone, why does ABC start on the number 2 and not 1?
In the early days of the Canadian and American unified telephone numbering system, the three digit prefix had a word associated with it. For example my phone number could be YORK 9374. That would be dialed YOR-9374. The 1 digit had no alphabet letters assigned to it, because in those days, the prefix could not have a 1 in it. The thinking was that a phone number would be easier to remember if it combined a word and a number, also, in those days, the prefix word indicated the neighborhood the phone number was in.
Is there another word for synonym?
In the figurative sense, two words are often said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation.
‘Alike’ and ‘Identical’ are the two near best words which can be used as the synonym for word ‘synonym’.