Know Your English - October 2001

1. WHAT IS the meaning of "neck to neck"?
2. What is the meaning of "You scared the daylights out of me"?
3. 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"?
4. What is the difference between "placebo" and "panacea"?
5. Is it wrong to say, "Protest against something"?
6. HI, COME on in. Nice pair of jeans. Where did you buy them?
7. WHAT IS the plural of "staff "?
8. What is the difference between `fairly' and `rather'?
9. What is the origin of the expression "French leave"?
10. What is the difference between "She went out slamming the door" and "She went out and slammed the door"?
11. What is the meaning of "infructuous"?
12. HAVEN'T YOU finished reading that article yet?
13. WHAT IS the difference between "resume" and "bio-data"?
14. Is `juggernaut' derived from Lord Jagannath?
15. What is the meaning of "cut off one's nose to spite one face"?
16. Is it OK to address a person "Mr. Balagopal, Esq."?
17. In English are there words without vowels?
18. What is a baby elephant called?