Do or play a puzzle? - WordReference Forums
Oct 1, 2007 · sdgraham said: Probably not, but first tell us what kind of puzzle you're talking about, e.g. crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, Rubik's Cube, Thought puzzles, etc. Just a normal jigsaw puzzle with a picture on it. I read it in a book, it says ‘Wilma makes a puzzle.’, which is a jigsaw puzzle. So I had never seen ‘make a puzzle.’.
do/play a puzzle | WordReference Forums
Apr 9, 2011 · Welsh - Northern. Oct 29, 2023. #5. To build up a picture, perhaps, but not to build a (jigsaw) puzzle in my opinion. (Google Search disagrees with me.) You can also solve a puzzle, although some people might think this applies to more general puzzles as opposed to jigsaws.
doing puzzles/doing the puzzle | WordReference Forums
Jan 6, 2021 · The puzzle = That puzzle that: (i) (a) the speaker and listener are aware of: John is playing with a puzzle. David says "Give me the puzzle." Both John and David can see the puzzle, so both of them know which puzzle is being referred to. ( b) is the only puzzle: John and David are brothers. In the house there is only one puzzle.
do/make crossword - WordReference Forums
Oct 9, 2011 · In the UK, the person who creates a crossword puzzle (or simply crossword, Pete) is, as Rover says, a "compiler"; the word "setter" is also used. In the US, the term is constructor . N
play toys VS play with toys | WordReference Forums
Nov 28, 2011 · We play with bats/balls/dolls/teddy bears/building blocks/fidget spinners/spinning tops . . . But we fly model aircraft, and throw Frisbees . . . and there are probably a few more specific verbs we use with specific sports/pastimes.
twoish OR two-ish? - WordReference Forums
Mar 30, 2016 · Yes, the purpose of the hyphen is to prevent two vowel letters coming together. I would write five-ish too. (The alternative of writing fiveish or even fivish might also puzzle readers, but the former would be better than the latter.) Excellent point, natkretep. With the juxtaposition of "e" and "i", I'll play it ultrasafe by inserting the hyphen.
play (with) Lego - WordReference Forums
English - U.S. Feb 7, 2020. #7. It's common in the U.S. to say play with Legos. I wouldn't normally call them bricks or blocks. It would not surprise me if some people said "Do you want to play Lego?" but I don't know if they do. It sounds like something a parent might say to a very young child. You can say something like "Do you want to play ...
Play on/with my phone - WordReference Forums
Aug 24, 2019 · Hi, when Ann is using her cell phone to go online to browse news or play games or watch videos. Peter asks: ‘what’s Ann doing?’ You reply (in a way without being specific the exact thing that Ann is doing.’ 1. She is playing her phone. 2. She is playing with her phone. 3. She is playing on her phone. Which one is correct? Thanks
play erhu or play the erhu - WordReference Forums
Dec 7, 2018. #4. Conventionally, we use the article with a musical instrument. Therefore, we should say play the violin, play the clarinet and also play the erhu, play the pipa, play the guzheng. UWNN (post 2) refers to the omission of the article. This generally happens when when we are talking about a group, a band or an orchestra and we want ...
to play (?) on a seesaw/swing | WordReference Forums
Oct 3, 2011 · Packard said: I've heard "teeter-totter" and "see-saw" both, and I use them interchangeably. Everyone seems to understand. Luckily both can be used as a verb, so you can go "see-saw on the see-saw" or "teeter-totter on the teeter-totter". (I don't know that I'd "see-saw on a teeter-totter" though or "teeter-totter on a see-saw".) Hi, what about...