Know Your English - December 2003

• WHAT IS the origin of "apple of discord"?
• What is the difference between "every day" and "everyday"?
• Is it OK to say "consensus of opinion"?
• What is the meaning of the word "couple" in the following sentence? "I'll be gone a couple of days".
• How is the word "beat" pronounced in the following sentence? The Australians beat us quite easily.
• IS IT "hand in glove" or "hand and glove"?
• What is the difference between "muddle along" and "muddle around"?
• What is the meaning of "bad hair day"?
• How is the word " environment" pronounced?
• What is the meaning and origin of the expression "eve teasing"?
• Fish, Cold fish, Fish or cut bait...
• WHAT IS the meaning of "make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?
• What does the expression "rain on someone's parade" mean?
• What is the difference between "I will lend you the money right now" and "I would lend you the money right now"?
• How is the word "curmudgeon" pronounced? What does it mean?
• Uncommon phrases