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Know Your English - September 2003

  • WHAT IS the difference between "all right" and "alright"?
  • What is the meaning of "downplayed"?
  • What is the meaning and origin of the idiom "to put a spoke in someone's wheel"?
  • What is the meaning of cowboy?
  • How is the word "poignant" pronounced?
  • Know Your English WHAT IS the meaning and origin of "carrot and stick approach?"
  • Does the expression "in short supply" mean the same thing as "in short order"?
  • Can I say, "Harsha is a flibbertigibbet?"
  • What is the difference between "dispute" and "quarrel"?
  • WHAT IS the difference between a "vendor" and a "seller"?
  • How do you pronounce the word "envelope"?
  • What is the meaning and origin of the expression "red herring"?
  • How do you greet someone who has just had a baby?
  • WHAT IS the origin of the word "T-shirt"?
  • Which of the following is correct? "At weekends/ on weekends"?
  • What is the meaning of the expression "just the tip of the iceberg"?
  • What is the difference "loath" and "loathe"?

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Definition:(adjective) Capable of being measured.
Synonyms:measurable
Usage:The mensurable increase in the cost of oil has had wide-reaching effects on the country's economy.
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A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870)
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