Know Your English - January 2005

January 2005

• What is the difference between "intuitively" and "instinctively"? (20050131)
• What is the meaning of "modus vivendi"? (20050131)
• What is the meaning of "once bitten twice shy"? (20050131)
• How is the word "brochure" pronounced? (20050131)
• What is the difference between "impassive" and "impassioned"? (20050124)
• What is the origin of "yellow journalism"? (20050124)
• What is the meaning of "watchdog agency"? (20050124)
• What is the past tense of "quit"? (20050124)
• What is the meaning and origin of "ringside view"? (20050117)
• What is the difference between "sob" and "weep"? (20050117)
• What is the meaning of "on the qui vive" ? (20050117)
• How is the word "scourge" pronounced? (20050117)
• What is the meaning of "shimmy"? (20050117)
• What is the difference between "convicted" and "sentenced"? (20050103)
• What is the plural of "formula"? (20050103)
• How is the word "caveat" pronounced? (20050103)
• Which is correct? "Clinic timings/timing"? (20050103)