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Know Your English - March 2007

March 2007

• How is the word `naïve' pronounced? (20070326)
• What is the difference between `hat' and `cap'? (20070326)
• What is the meaning of `out of kilter'? (20070326)
• What is the difference between `squirrel something away' and `squirrel out of something'? (20070326)
• What is the meaning and origin of the idiom `dark horse'? (20070319)
• What is the meaning and origin of `white paper'? (20070319)
• What is the opposite of `feminist'? (20070319)
• Is it OK to say, `It was a good movie indeed'? (20070319)
• What is the meaning of `murfing'? (20070312)
• How is the word `brusque' pronounced? (20070312)
• What is the meaning of `nook and cranny'? (20070312)
• What is the reply to the question `You didn't' like him, eh?' Should it be `No, I didn't' or `Yes, I didn't'? (20070312)
• What is the difference in meaning between `sicken at' and `sicken of'? (20070312)
• How is the word `scintilla' pronounced? (20070305)
• Which is correct? `I think the team has a good chance of winning the tournament' or `I think the team have a good chance of winning the tournament'? (20070305)
• What is the meaning and origin of `make no bones about it'? (20070305)
• What is the difference in meaning between `forbear' and `forebear'? (20070305)
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