Know Your English - September 2006

September 2006

• What is the meaning and origin of `you're nuts'? (20060918)
• How is the word `Renaissance' pronounced? (20060918)
• What is the difference between `He cooked a good meal' and `He cooked up a good meal'? (20060918)
• Which is correct? `My wife knows well that I can't sing' or `My wife knows that I can't sing well'? (20060918)
• Know Your English (20060911)
• What is the meaning of `sweep under the carpet'? (20060904)
• How is the word `faux pas' pronounced? (20060904)
• What is the meaning of `apropos', and how is the word used? (20060904)
• What is the meaning of `git'? (20060904)
• Is `pair of' followed by a singular or plural verb? (20060904)