- WHAT IS the meaning of "neck to neck"?
- What is the meaning of "You scared the daylights out of me"?
- Which of the following sentences is correct? ``The driver of the bus was expired in the accident'' or ``The driver of the bus expired in the accident"?
- What is the difference between "placebo" and "panacea"?
- Is it wrong to say, "Protest against something"?
- HI, COME on in. Nice pair of jeans. Where did you buy them?
- WHAT IS the plural of "staff "?
- What is the difference between `fairly' and `rather'?
- What is the origin of the expression "French leave"?
- What is the difference between "She went out slamming the door" and "She went out and slammed the door"?
- What is the meaning of "infructuous"?
- HAVEN'T YOU finished reading that article yet?
- WHAT IS the difference between "resume" and "bio-data"?
- Is `juggernaut' derived from Lord Jagannath?
- What is the meaning of "cut off one's nose to spite one face"?
- Is it OK to address a person "Mr. Balagopal, Esq."?
- In English are there words without vowels?
- What is a baby elephant called?
Know Your English - October 2001

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