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- When do we say, "Nice to meet you" and "Nice meeting you"?
- What is the meaning of "economically inactive"?
- What is the difference between "They closed up the shop" and "They closed down the shop"?
- What is the meaning and origin of "blockbuster"?
- WHY IS an Englishman often referred to as a "pommy"?
- What is the difference between "councillor" and "counsellor"?
- Can you say that something is "vanilla"?
- What is the difference between "mentally retarded" and "mentally challenged"?
- When do you say "good morning"?
Know Your English - January 2003
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Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another. |
| Synonyms: | confusion |
| Usage: | Due to a mix-up over travel arrangements, I missed my flight and had to rent a car and drive the 700 miles home. |
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  VertigoDerived from a Latin phrase meaning "a condition of turning about," the term vertigo is used in medical circles to describe the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is stationary. Usually associated with a disturbance in the inner ear balance mechanism, the brain, or nerve connections between the two, vertigo is a major symptom of a balance disorder. There are two types of vertigo: subjective and objective. What is the difference between the two? More... Discuss |
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 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt Resigns (1974)Brandt fled his native Germany for Norway after the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s. Returning after the war, he became involved in politics and, in 1969, was elected chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. As chancellor, he greatly improved relations with East Germany, the Soviet Union, and Poland, and in 1971 he received the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1974, he was forced to resign after an embarrassing scandal in which one of his close aides was exposed as what? More... Discuss |
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 Robert Browning (1812)Browning was a leading Victorian poet known for his dramatic monologues. In 1846, he secretly married Elizabeth Barrett, whisking her away from her despotic father to Italy. Barrett was already a famous poet, but Browning's poems—such as "Fra Lippo Lippi" and "The Bishop Orders His Tomb"—gained recognition slowly. Long after his beloved wife's death, his novel in verse about a murder, The Ring and the Book, finally earned him wide acclaim. In 1890, he became the first dead man to do what? More... Discuss |
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 God is for men and religion is for women.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) Discuss |
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