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Why do people add a final s to endearing abbreviations such as 'gramps' for 'grandpa'/'grandfather' or..?
'sweets' for 'sweetie'/'sweetheart' (analogously with proper names)? It's a frustratingly illogical practice to me. Can anyone clarify?
1 AnswerLanguages1 decade agoSkype: how do I remove my username from the login screen?
Without reinstalling it. Thanks
1 AnswerComputer Networking1 decade agoIs 'fart' an enematopeic sound?
2 AnswersWords & Wordplay1 decade agoIs it true that the Magyar Republic has been hungry for centuries?
Why are we only helping Africa with food?
1 AnswerOther - Society & Culture1 decade agoWhat distinguishes a Ponzi scheme from a legitimate operation that currently has 0 income?
E.g. I borrow from initial investors to stock up on raw materials but my product never sells, so I'm forced time and again to borrow more to pay off the original debt. My operation never lifts off, so in the end I have to sell back most of the raw materials I bought (for almost quantitative return, fortunately). In the meantime I've accumulated so much debt that I go bankrupt.
2 AnswersOther - Business & Finance1 decade agoWhat is the structure of a leveraged bond fund?
A (straight) bond fund is simply a basket of bonds, but what are the typical holdings of a leveraged one? Also, the payout must be leveraged so where does the cash come from?
1 AnswerInvesting1 decade agoDo you trust airports to handle your baggage?
10 AnswersAir Travel1 decade agoWhy do Jews feel so insulted when you wish them merry Xmas or when stores, schools etc put Xmas decorations...?
..since Xmas time has very obviously become merely a secular celebration of consumerism? You don't have to have faith to party.
22 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade agoWhat electrical experiments can be done with an old TV?
2 AnswersPhysics1 decade agoWhat should I do with a big dead classic Grundig TV?
Any nice experiments in HV?
3 AnswersHobbies & Crafts1 decade agoHow true is it that the most vocal homophobic people are indeed homosexual...?
but live in denial? Or that the most vehement accusers of perversion, molestation, promiscuity, insincerity, greed, etc actually carry these traits on themselves?
11 AnswersSociology1 decade agoWhat's wrong with the other members of Bush's government team?
We know Bush's shortcomings all too well, but what do you think about Cheney, Rice, Powell, ...? Can you explain this to a misinformed European?
5 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoCan you have a positive balance on a credit card account?
9 AnswersPersonal Finance1 decade agoWhy are Americans so deep in dept?
11 AnswersPersonal Finance1 decade agoDo you find progressive tax rates fair?
10 AnswersOther - Business & Finance1 decade agoWhy do you only answer new questions?
8 AnswersSociology1 decade ago