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Discussion in 'Everything Else' started by matty_k, Jul 5, 2011.

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  1. Karl Bill McLean (32)

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    Nah, this one just stuck with me.
    Karl, Jan 24, 2012
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  2. suckerforred Colin Windon (37)

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    Hows about weather, wether and whether. Gold star to first person who can tell the difference.
    suckerforred, Jan 24, 2012
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  3. light John Solomon (38)

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    I use them all for the same thing, the difference is irrelevant.
    light, Jan 24, 2012
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  4. Inside Shoulder Mark Ella (57)

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    No - but I like to lecture
    Inside Shoulder, Jan 24, 2012
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  5. Inside Shoulder Mark Ella (57)

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    between one of them and a ewe
    Inside Shoulder, Jan 24, 2012
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  6. Schadenfreude John Solomon (38)

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    Schadenfreude, Jan 24, 2012
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  7. spooony Ron Walden (29)

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    Danm my spel cheker
    spooony, Jan 24, 2012
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  8. suckerforred Colin Windon (37)

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    Close but no cigar.

    Weather - the outside rain and shit
    wether - a castrated male sheep (or goat if you want to be technical)
    whether - between them, i.e. whether or not

    Effect & affect is also a pet hate.
    suckerforred, Jan 24, 2012
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  9. Inside Shoulder Mark Ella (57)

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    i think I am correct: it is easy to tell the difference between a ram and a wether or a ewe. It is more difficult to tell the difference between a wether and a ewe..at least when I last looked 40 years ago that was what I thought
    Inside Shoulder, Jan 24, 2012
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  10. Inside Shoulder Mark Ella (57)

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    Inside Shoulder, Jan 24, 2012
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  11. suckerforred Colin Windon (37)

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    It may not be easy but it still stands that a ewe (female sheep) is not a wether (castrated male)
    suckerforred, Jan 24, 2012
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  12. spooony Ron Walden (29)

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    Come and speak my language and we will see who's a Nazi
    spooony, Jan 24, 2012
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  13. Inside Shoulder Mark Ella (57)

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    cant tell the difference (as written by you) between one of them and a ewe: it's a cryptic crossword clue
    Inside Shoulder, Jan 24, 2012
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  14. spooony Ron Walden (29)

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    ewe
    female sheep: a female sheep, especially when fully grown

    wether
    castrated sheep or goat: a male sheep or goat that has been castrated before becoming sexually mature


    weather, wether, or whether? Do not confuse the spelling of weather, wether, and whether, which sound similar. Weather is a noun referring to meteorological conditions such as rain, sunshine, wind, or clouds (as in stormy weather, the weather forecast) or a verb meaning "expose something to the weather" or "come safely through a difficult time" (as in weathered lumber, weather the storm). The word wether, which is not frequently encountered in general usage, denotes a castrated sheep or goat. Whether introduces an alternative or indirect question: whether you want to or not; Ask her whether she wants
    Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    spooony, Jan 24, 2012
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  15. suckerforred Colin Windon (37)

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    Oxymoron if ever I have heard one..
    suckerforred, Jan 31, 2012
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  16. Swat Bob Davidson (42)

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    Not as good as Microsoft Works
    Swat, Jan 31, 2012
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  17. daz Chilla Wilson (44)

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    I could not have mangled that any better if I tried. Round oval. Fuck a duck...
    daz, Jan 31, 2012
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  18. suckerforred Colin Windon (37)

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    And that would be ryming slang..;)
    suckerforred, Jan 31, 2012
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  19. Swat Bob Davidson (42)

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    Incorrect.you're completely pete tong :p
    Swat, Jan 31, 2012
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  20. suckerforred Colin Windon (37)

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    English, or Australian for that matter, never was my strong point.
    suckerforred, Jan 31, 2012
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