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Know Your English - January 2009

January 2009

• What is the meaning of ‘redress’? (20090127)
• What is the meaning of ‘webinar’? (20090127)
• How is the word ‘oust’ pronounced? (20090127)
• What is the difference between ‘breeze away’ and ‘breeze through’? (20090127)
• Is it okay to say ‘His resignation has been be sanctioned’? (20090127)
• When you are writing a cheque, which of the following is correct ‘Two hundred and fifty five’ or ‘Two hundred fifty five?’ (20090127)
• When do we say `Yours faithfully' and `Yours sincerely' in a letter? (20090120)
• How is the word `rotund' pronounced? (20090120)
• Is it okay to say, `happen upon someone'? (20090120)
• What's the difference between `gawk at' and `gaze at'? (20090120)
• What is the meaning of the expression `catch a few rays'? (20090120)
• What is the meaning and origin of `whale of a time'? (20090113)
• How is `nouveau riche' pronounced? (20090113)
• When `leave' is used to mean vacation, is it okay to say `number of leave/leaves taken'? (20090113)
• Why is money referred to as `bucks'? (20090113)
• How is the word `manoeuvre' pronounced? (20090106)
• What is the meaning of `demarche'? (20090106)
• What is the difference between `talk to' and `talk with'? (20090106)
• What is the meaning and origin of `baker's dozen'? (20090106)
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