Archive for the ‘Improve Your Language’ Category
Keep your tenses perfect
Posted by: manoj1987 on: October 22, 2009
We all make mistakes, especially in English! Here are some commonly made mistakes — see if you can identify what’s wrong with these sentences…
“I’m going walking about once a day.”
“I am living in Mumbai for seven days.”
These are all mistakes which are made time and time again — mixing the tenses.
For example, if you ask [...]
Make your sentences interesting
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 24, 2009
Last week we looked at compound and complex sentences. But you’ll find that sentences have much more that you should know about. The first rule should be not to use loose sentences as they will confuse your reader. Second, remember that the main point you are trying to make must not be in the middle [...]
slang
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 21, 2009
Does the number 1661 mean anything to you? In American slang it refers to woman said to look 16 years old from the back and 61 years old from the front! In other words,an older woman, who dresses in fashions meant for youngsters.
What is slang? It is an informal,non-standard, variety of speech, characterized by newly [...]
presuppositions
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 18, 2009
The famous dramatist, Bernard Shaw, is noted for his brilliant wit. But many don’t know that he was a not too handsome bachelor. A beautiful lady once approached him and said, “Mr . Shaw, would you like to marry me Then our children would be as intelligent as you are and as charming as I [...]
How is the word ‘conscientiously’ pronounced?
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 4, 2009
The first syllable sounds like the ‘con’ in ‘concert’ and ‘conscious’; the ‘sci’ is like the ‘shi’ in ‘ship’ and ‘shin’. The ‘e’ that follows is pronounced like the ‘e’ in ‘set’ and ‘bet’, and the ‘t’ like the ‘sh’ in ‘shoot’ and ‘sharp’. The ‘iou’ is like the ‘a’ in ‘china,’ and the final [...]
