Know Your English - July 2009

July 2009

• What is the meaning of `pastiche'? (20090728)
• What is the meaning of `grossed out'? (20090728)
• Does the expression `hand-me-up' exist? (20090728)
• What is the difference between `man of promise' and `man of promises'? (20090728)
• What is the difference between `take part' and `partake'? (20090721)
• What is the meaning of `as good as it gets'? (20090721)
• How is the expression `nolens volens' pronounced? (20090721)
• Which is correct: `close proximity' or `closed proximity'? (20090721)
• What is the meaning of `noisome'? (20090721)
• What is the difference between `histrionics' and `hysterics'? (20090714)
• What is the meaning of `walking a thin line'? (20090714)
• How is the word `pulchritude' pronounced? (20090714)
• Is the word `police' followed by a singular or a plural verb? (20090714)
• Is it okay to say, `The father was extremely jealous about his daughter's popularity'? (20090714)
• What is the meaning and origin of `saved by the bell'? (20090707)
• How is the word `debacle' pronounced? (20090707)
• What is the difference between `arrested' and `detained'? (20090707)
• What is the meaning of `chairdrobe'? (20090707)