Know Your English - September 2007

September 2007

• What is the meaning of ‘pig out’? (20070925)
• How is the word ‘infructuous’ pronounced? (20070925)
• Can the word ‘ward’ be used to refer to one’s children? (20070925)
• What is the meaning of ‘vomitorium’? (20070925)
• What is the meaning and origin of ‘pay through one’s nose’? (20070925)
• Know Your English (20070918)
• What is the meaning of ‘lagniappe’? (20070911)
• What is the meaning of ‘too clever by half’? (20070911)
• What is the difference between ‘alternate’ and ‘alternative’? (20070911)
• What is the meaning of ‘wake’ in the following expression: ‘in the wake of something’? (20070911)
• Know Your English (20070904)