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Know Your English - September 2002

  • WHAT IS the difference between "day-to-day" and "day by day"?
  • Why is the press often referred to as the "fourth estate"?
  • How is the word "pejorative" pronounced?
  • Why do we say "an MBBS" and "an MP"?
  • What is the meaning of "volte-face"?
  • Know your English
  • WHAT IS the meaning and origin of the expression "once in a blue moon"?
  • What is the origin of "honeymoon"?
  • How is the word "vivacious" pronounced?
  • What is the difference between "appraise" and "apprise"?
  • WHAT IS the meaning and origin of "scot-free"?
  • What does `viz' stand for?
  • What is the meaning of "drive someone round the bend"?
  • What is the meaning of "Would you like to powder your nose"?
  • What is the difference between "due to" and "owing to"?

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