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Know Your English - August 2002

  • Know your English
  • WHAT IS the origin of "salad days"?
  • What is the difference between "plump" and "fat"?
  • What is the meaning of "cul de sac"?
  • Which of the following sentences is correct?
  • How do you pronounce the word "blithe"?
  • Know Your English
  • WHAT IS the meaning and origin of the expression, "when the chips are down"?
  • What is the meaning of "Teflon"?
  • What is the question tag to be used in the following sentence? "I am older than you".
  • How is the word ''malevolence'' pronounced?
  • What is the difference between "nevertheless'' and "nonetheless''?

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Definition:(verb) To link together or join (one) with another.
Synonyms:complect, interconnect
Usage:The policies, though distinct, are interlinked.
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But reason has no power against feeling, and feeling older than history is no light matter.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
(1860-1935)
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