- What is the meaning of "misogynist"? How do you pronounce the word?
- Is it OK to say, "Which class are you studying?"
- What is the difference between "martyr" and "victim"?
- What do the initials FAQ stand?
- WHAT IS the meaning and origin of the expression "to give someone an even break"?
- Can we say 7 into 20 is 140?
- What is the difference between "despise" and "hate"?
- Which is correct? "Co-brother" or "co son-in-law?"
- How is the word "exposi" pronounced?
- What is the meaning and origin of the expression "Can't hold a candle to someone"?
- What is the difference between "partially cooked" and "partly cooked"?
- How do you pronounce `schizophrenia'?
- Should I say, "I enclose" or "I enclose herewith"
- What is the opposite of "postpone"?
- Is it OK to say, "Myself Subh Karan"?
- HI I see that the house next door has now become an office. It has a nice name too. Silent World.
Know Your English - August 2001
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| Definition: | (verb) Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. |
| Synonyms: | backlash, recoil |
| Usage: | Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble. |
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  Debt BondageDebt bondage is a means of paying off loans with direct labor instead of currency or goods. Bonded persons are not legally owned but are instead contractually bound to perform labor to work off a debt under terms that often make it impossible to completely retire the debt. Defined as a form of modern-day slavery by the UN and prohibited by international law, debt bondage nonetheless persists in many areas of the world. According to estimates, how many people are subjected to debt bondage today? More... Discuss |
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 Louis Pasteur Successfully Tests His Rabies Vaccine (1885)Pasteur was a pioneer in the field of germ theory. In 1881, the inventor of pasteurization perfected a way to isolate and weaken germs, and he went on to develop a vaccine against anthrax in sheep. He soon turned his attention to researching rabies. In 1885, he inoculated a 9-year-old boy who had been badly mauled by a rabid dog. The vaccine likely prevented the boy from contracting rabies, which then meant certain death. How did Pasteur's chickens accidentally get vaccinated against cholera? More... Discuss |
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 Gustav Mahler (1860)Mahler was an Austrian composer and conductor. After studying in Vienna, he conducted at numerous prominent opera houses where his high standards became legendary, but his refusal to compromise aroused intense personal opposition. He composed in his free time, mostly during the summer, and completed nine symphonies in his lifetime. The biggest success of his career—the 1910 premiere of his eighth symphony—was overshadowed by Mahler's discovery of his wife's affair with what famous architect? More... Discuss |
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 The first duty of a lecturer—to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of your notebooks, and keep on the mantelpiece forever.Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) Discuss |
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