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?