Know Your English - December 2006

December 2006

• What is the meaning and origin of `beck and call'? (20061225)
• Which is correct? `Sunita has gone off Rajender' or `Sunita has gone off with Rajender'? (20061225)
• What is the meaning of `Orkut'? (20061225)
• Does the word `cybrarian' exist? (20061225)
• What is the meaning of `aptonym'? (20061225)
• Know Your English (20061218)
• Is there such a word as `auto dentist'? (20061211)
• How is the word `honcho' pronounced, and what does it mean? (20061211)
• What is the meaning of `pull the rug from under someone's feet'? (20061211)
• Is it okay to say, "It took Mohan six months to recover from his fatal accident"? (20061211)
• Know Your English (20061204)