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Know Your English - February 2004

  • WHAT IS the meaning of "baloney"?
  • What is the meaning of the idiom "bone of contention"?
  • What is the difference between "de facto" and "de jure"?
  • What is the meaning and pronunciation of the word "cachet"?
  • WHAT IS the meaning and origin of "to bury the hatchet"?
  • What is the difference between "I searched for the room" and "I searched the room"?
  • Is it OK to say, "Long time no see"?
  • How is the word "voyeur" pronounced?
  • What is the difference between a "sceptic" and "cynic"?
  • WHAT IS the meaning of the idiom "give a dog a bad name and hang him"?
  • Why can't we say "chairwoman"?
  • Is it OK to say "sponsorers"?
  • What is the difference between "premier" and "premiere"?
  • How is the word "psyche" pronounced?
  • WHICH OF the following sentences is correct? "I wish I was a minister", or, "I wish I were a minister".
  • What is the meaning of "willy-nilly"?
  • How is the word "sachet" pronounced?
  • What is the story behind "Narcissus"?
  • Is it ok to pronounce the "t" in often?

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