Know Your English - November 2009

November 2009

• What is the meaning and origin of `Comstockery'? (20091124)
• Can the word `guys' be used to refer to a group of girls? (20091124)
• What is the meaning of `derring-do'? (20091124)
• How is the word `dereliction' pronounced? (20091124)
• What is the meaning of ‘close on the heels of something’? (20091117)
• What is the difference between ‘railroad someone into something’ and ‘railroad something through’? (20091117)
• Is it okay to say, ‘My friend wants to retire and live in a farm’? (20091117)
• How is the word ‘subterfuge’ pronounced? (20091117)
• Is it okay to say ‘prepare the vegetables’? (20091117)
• How is the word `masquerade' pronounced? (20091110)
• What is the meaning of `mollycoddle'? (20091110)
• Does the word `daymare' exist? (20091110)
• What is the difference between a `soliloquy' and a `monologue'? (20091110)