Know Your English - January 2010

January 2010

• What is the meaning of `scuttlebutt'?
• How is the word `sycophancy' pronounced?
• What is the meaning and origin of `set the ball rolling'?
• What is the difference between `revue' and `review'?
• What is the difference between ‘eminent’ and ‘famous’?
• How is ‘amour-propre’ pronounced?
• What it the meaning of ‘cut loose’?
• What is the meaning of ‘kitchen cabinet’?
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