Know Your English - July 2002

• WHAT IS the difference between an "intruder" and an "infiltrator"?
• What is the meaning of the idiom "not let the grass grow under one's feet?
• What is the origin of "Uncle Sam"?
• How is the word "potpourri" pronounced?
• Know Your English
• What is the meaning of "go bananas"?
• What is the difference between "alibi" and "excuse"?
• Why do we play practical jokes on April 1 ?
• What is the meaning of "fait accompli"?
• WHAT IS the difference between "hospice" and "hospital"?
• What is the meaning and origin of the idiom "dark horse"?
• How is the word "flour" pronounced?
• What is the difference in meaning between "That may be the reason she didn't turn up" and "That might be reason she didn't turn up"?
• What is the meaning of "Jack Robinson"?
• WHAT IS the difference between "tasty" and "tasteful"?
• How is the word "penchant" pronounced?
• What is the meaning and origin of the idiom, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch"
• Which of the following sentences is correct? "I am busy the next week" or "I am busy next week"?