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Know Your English - August 2005

August 2005

• What is the difference between "sometime", "sometimes" and "some time"? (20050829)
• Is there a substitute for "him/her" which is commonly used in formal texts? (20050829)
• What is the meaning of "Billingsgate"? (20050829)
• What is the meaning of "dumbsize"? (20050829)
• What is the meaning of the expression "to see which way the cat jumps"? (20050829)
• How is the word "pigeon" pronounced? (20050829)
• What is the difference between "I just love that movie" and "I love that movie"? (20050822)
• What is the meaning of "numero uno"? (20050822)
• Why are the hottest days of the year called "dog days"? (20050822)
• What is the difference between "adhesive" and "cohesive"? (20050822)
• How is the word "chutzpah" pronounced? What does it mean? (20050822)
• Is it OK to say, "staffs"? (20050822)
• "How was your trip to Hyderabad?" (20050815)
• What is the difference between "chew at" and "chew out"? (20050808)
• What is the meaning and origin of "Catch 22"? (20050808)
• How is the word "aisle" pronounced? (20050808)
• When a serial ends, can we say, "to be concluded"? (20050808)
• Is it OK to say, "We must invest money on industry"? (20050808)
• What is the meaning of "graveyard shift"? (20050808)
• Know Your English (20050801)
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