Know Your English - June 2003

• The aroma of English
• A word on prefaces
• WHAT IS the meaning of whipping boy?
• What is the meaning and origin of "to be on one's high horse"?
• What is the difference between "amuse" and "bemuse"?
• Which is correct? "Drink in" or "drink down"?
• What is the meaning of the expression "been there, done that"?
• WHAT IS the meaning of "horses for courses"?
• Which is correct, "Everyone has his way of doing things" or "Everyone has their way of doing things"?
• Which is correct, "Everyone has his way of doing things" or "Everyone has their way of doing things"?
• When do you use "amid" and when do you use "among"?
• What is the meaning of "in loco parentis"?