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- What is the meaning of "pie in the sky"?
- How is the word "incommunicado" pronounced?
- What does "netizen" mean?
- Is it OK to say, "Cut jokes in class"?
- What's the difference between "He is honest" and "He is being honest"?
- What is the difference between "contagious" and "infectious"?
- What is the meaning and origin of "keep it under your hat"?
- What is the difference between "affect" and "effect"?
- What is the meaning of "brouhaha"? How is it pronounced?
- Is "tiffin" an English word?
- How should you greet a couple after they have been married for a month?
- What is the origin of "square meal"?
- Is it correct to say, "Both Rahul as well as Peter live in Hosur"?
- Which is correct? "Curd" or "curds"?
- What is the difference between "nought" and "naught"?
- How is the word "rendezvous" pronounced?
- What is the meaning and origin of "face the music"?
- Is it okay to say, "The convict would be hung tomorrow"?
- How is the word "suite" pronounced?
- What is the difference between "dispute" and "argument"?
Know Your English - August 2004
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quondam discuss | |
| Definition: | (adjective) Belonging to some prior time. |
| Synonyms: | erstwhile, one-time, sometime, former, old |
| Usage: | The employers' associations, that had helped the captains of industry to tear and rend labor, were now torn and rent by their quondam allies. |
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  LeprosyIdentified primarily by the skin lesions it causes, leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and eyes. Because of the deformities associated with it, leprosy has been one of the most feared diseases since biblical times. Contrary to popular belief, however, the leprosy mentioned in the Old Testament is likely an entirely different ailment than the one known today. Is leprosy treatable? More... Discuss |
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 Cinco de Mayo (1862)Cinco de Mayo, the "Fifth of May," is a Mexican holiday that commemorates the Mexican army's unexpected victory over invading French troops at the Battle of Puebla. It is widely observed in Mexico and the US, particularly as a celebration of Mexican culture. However, it is distinct from Mexico's Independence Day, which is held annually on September 16 and commemorates Mexico's independence from Spanish rule in 1810. What became of the French after the Battle of Puebla? More... Discuss |
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 Elizabeth Cochrane, AKA Nellie Bly (1864)Cochrane was a pioneering female journalist who wrote under the pseudonym Nellie Bly. She wrote investigative articles on topics such as the plight of female factory workers, and as a young woman worked as a foreign correspondent in Mexico. She later feigned insanity to gain access to an asylum and wrote an exposé that prompted much-needed reforms. In 1889, she circumnavigated the globe in 72 days, besting the fictional feat conceived by Jules Verne. What famous figure did she meet on the way? More... Discuss |
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 They are the good Samaritans that find us robbed of all our dreams by the roadside of life, bleeding and weeping and desolate; and such is their skill and wealth and goodness of heart, that they not only heal up our wounds, but restore to us the lost property of our dreams.Richard le Gallienne (1866-1947) Discuss |
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