Dec 17, 2012

Mother


Mom, you're a wonderful mother,

So gentle, yet so strong.

The many ways you show you care

Always make me feel I belong.

You're patient when I'm foolish;

You give guidance when I ask;

It seems you can do most anything;

You're the master of every task.


You're a dependable source of comfort;

You're my cushion when I fall.

You help in times of trouble;

You support me whenever I call.

I love you more than you know;

You have my total respect.

If I had my choice of mothers,


You'd be the one I'd select!

Dec 3, 2012

ENGLISH ARTICLES

"A, An, The" definite and indefinite articles in English
Read the following description

Here are the basic rules for when to use "A, An or The":

  • a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants
    Eric has a dog.
    Gregory works in a factory.
  • an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
    Can I have an apple?
    Donata is an English teacher.
  • the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know)
    The car over there is fast.
    The teacher is very good, isn't he?
  • The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the".
    I live in a house. The house is quite old and has two bedrooms.
    I ate in a Vietnamese restaurant. The restaurant was not very clean.
  • DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States".
    My uncle lives in Cumbria near Lake Windermere.
    They live in Bristol.
  • Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas -
    I live on a small island in the Baltic Sea.
  • DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general
    I like Indian tea.
    Simon likes reading books about linguistics.
  • DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport
    He has breakfast at home.
    I go to university.
    Magda comes to work by taxi.
Source:world english


Nov 28, 2012

Funny poem

Found this poem, thought it was so funny. 

Of loving beauty you float with grace
If only you could hide your face

Kind, intelligent, loving, hot
I just described what you are not !

I want to feel your sweet embrace
But don't take that paper bag off your face

I love your smile, face and eyes
Damn, I'm good at telling lies !

I see your face when i am dreaming
That's why I always wake up screaming !

My love, you take my breath away
What did you step in to smell that way ?

My feelings for you have no words to tell
Except for maybe ''GO TO HELL!!!''

What inspired this amorous rhyme ?
Two parts vodka, one part lime !

Nov 25, 2012

"Hope increases courage."


Note that the particular verb you choose helps orient your listener  toward your opinion of the statement. "Praveen says" is neutral; "Praveen informs us" is positive, "Praveen alleges" is somewhat negative. Other verbs to choose from include:
  • says
  • writes
  • observes
  • remarks
  • adds
  • declares
  • informs us
  • alleges
  • claims
  • states
  • comments
  • thinks
  • affirms
  • asserts
  • explains
  • argues

Sometimes you might want to use a colon introduction. For example:
Kumquat offers this explanation: "Deep thinkers talk little."




Nov 24, 2012

The word 'Day' in sentence


Word Day in the sentence gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage.


  • Over the last few days he had weakened rapidly.
  • I work two and a half days in a week.
  • Days in advance of your arrival date.
  • Days of receipt.
  • I asked her how she had spent the day, she answered pretty well, tho ' she was very weak.
  • The next day was a parade through the town.
  • Day trips.
  • Your wedding day will be one of the most important days in your life.
  • Day of departure.
  • The early days of the walk were a remote memory.
  • In most cases patients can return to work the following day.
  • However, all enquiries are dealt with same day where possible.
  • Order before 1 pm for same day delivery or before 4 pm for next day delivery or before 4 pm for next day home delivery.
  • Please note that any students arriving after 4.00 pm will have their assignments date- stamped for the next working day.
  • Day of the week, whilst some close at weekends.
  • Over the last few days he had weakened rapidly.
  • Penguins are the most numerous birds breeding on the island at the present day.
  • Outline a fun day of making for all the family.

Has not in the sentence

Has is used with He, She and It in the present, to give present perfect meaning. Let's read some examples.

She has not come yet.

She hasn't come yet.
He has not spoken.
He hasn't spoken.
Has she not made the decision.
Hasn't she made the decision.
She has not lived here.
She hasn't lived here.
He has not arrived.
She has not written.
He has not given.
It has not completed.
He has not finished.
She has not seen the movie.
She has money.
she has no money.
He has not been to India.
He thinks, he has not met you.
Has she not read the book yet?
She has not been ill.
She has not been in good mood since morning.
She has not been working.
Man has walked on the moon.
Man has not walked on the moon.
Our son has not learned how to read.
Scientist has not split the atom.
She has not talked to any specialists.
She has talked to specialists.
The rain has not stopped.
His car has not broken down.
Has she not been to England.
Has he not seen that movie.
He has not even noticed.
He has not worked hard.
She has not been searching.
Ti has not been eating.
She has not studied the maths properly.

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Nov 23, 2012

Idiom

Yellow journalism

Meaning: Journalism in which sensational stories are used to boost sales, or biased reporting is used to change the reader's views on an issue. Both of these are unethical.
For example:
  • Have you noticed how, during a war, normally trustworthy professionals start writing the worst sort of yellow journalism to justify their government's actions?
  • Karthi : "Is there any difference between yellow journalism and propaganda?" Pruthvi: "I think yellow journalism can be even more dangerous than propaganda if it's being presented as objective reporting by well-known journalists."
Variety: This idiom is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Nov 22, 2012

All hope abandon ye who enter here'


From Dante's Divine Comedy. The 1814 translation into English by the Reverend H. F. Cary is the origin for this phrase in English, although he gave it as the less commonly used 'All hope abandon ye who enter here'.
Through me you pass into the city of woe:
Through me you pass into eternal pain:
Through me among the people lost for aye.

Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd:

To rear me was the task of power divine,
Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.

Before me things create were none, save things

Eternal, and eternal I endure.
All hope abandon ye who enter here.

Such characters in colour dim I mark'd

Over a portal's lofty arch inscrib'd:
Whereat I thus: Master, these words import.
Dante Alighieri wrote this allegorical epic poem between 1306 and 1321. Virgil is the guide who takes the reader through the author's examination of the afterlife, which travels through the Inferno (Hell), the Purgatorio (Purgatory), and the Paradiso (Heaven).

Nov 20, 2012

It's raining cats and dogs

“Cats and dogs” come from the Greek expression cata doxa, which means “contrary to experience or belief.” If it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining unusually or unbelievably hard.
to say it’s raining “cats and dogs” might be to say it’s raining waterfalls.


Nov 15, 2012

Word for the day

Achromatic adj. 

Meaning : Free of colour, weak in colourful. not colourful, Colourless,

Relating to, employing, or denoting lenses that transmit light without separating it into constituent colours.


In sentence:

1.Dogs typically see the world achromatically.
2.Grey is a neutral achromatic colour.

Phrasal verbs with meaning and example

check someone/something outlook at carefully, investigateThe security guard checks out all new employees.
check out someone/somethinglook at (informal)Check out the crazy picture on that guy's T-shirt!
cheer upbecome happierShe cheered up when she heard the good news.

Nov 14, 2012

Phrasal verbs with meaning and example

not care for someone/somethingnot like (formal)I don't care for his behaviour.
catch upget to the same point as someone elseYou'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Bolt.
check inarrive and register at a hotel or airportWe will get the Apartment keys when we check in.
check outleave a hotelYou have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.

Word for the day

Unbeknownst

Meaning occurring or existing without the knowledge of

Usage:
1. Our cousin had been ill for years,unbeknownst to the family
2. Unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangement.

Nov 13, 2012

Word for the day

Inherently


Meaning: In an essential manner.


The adverb inherently means in a natural or innate manner. Some people enjoy your inherently cheerful nature, but it drives other people crazy because they find you annoyingly perky.


Examples:

1.Inherent flaws in the present system of council tax.

2.Inherent in concepts of special education.


3.I think the most important ideas in that song were already 


   inherent in it before we recorded it.

Phrasal verbs - usage

call something offcancelPruthvi called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on someoneask for an answer or opinionThe professor called on me for question 1.
call on someonevisit someoneWe called on you last night but you weren't home.
call someone upphoneGive me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm downrelax after being angryYou are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.

Nov 10, 2012

Word for the day

Ethnocentric:
Meaning: Cantered on  a specific ethnic group, usually one's own.
             1. Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
       2. Overriding concern with race.

Phrasal verbs with meaning and example

call aroundphone many different places/peopleWe called around but we weren't able to find the book we needed.
call someone backreturn a phone callcalled the agency back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
call something offcancelGagan called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.

Nov 9, 2012

Idiom for the day

Be on the tip of tongue:
Meaning:  if something we want to say is on the tip of our  tongue, we think we know it and that we will be able to remember it very soon.

1.Hang on, it's on the tip of my tongue.

2.Wait, its on the tip of my tongue. 

Word for the day

Dwell:
Meaning: Thing moodily or anxiously about something.
              : To live.
Usage : 1.Keep dwelling on what went wrong.
             2.To dwell in poverty ( to live in poverty)

Phrasal verbs with meaning and examples

back something upreverseYou'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
back someone upsupportMy wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow upexplodeThe racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blow something upadd airWe have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break downstop functioning (vehicle, machine)Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break downget upsetThe woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
break somethingdowndivide into smaller partsOur teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break inforce entry to a buildingSomebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break into somethingenter forciblyThe firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
break something inwear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel newI need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
break ininterruptThe TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
break upend a relationshipMy boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
break upstart laughing (informal)The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break outescapeThe prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
break out in somethingdevelop a skin conditionbroke out in a rash after our camping trip.
bring someone downmake unhappyThis sad music is bringing me down.
bring someone upraise a childMy grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
bring something upstart talking about a subjectMy mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
bring something upvomitHe drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.

Nov 7, 2012

Phrasal Verbs with meaning and example

VerbMeaningExample
ask someone outinvite on a dateGagan asked Mallika out to dinner and a movie.
ask aroundask many people the same questionasked around but nobody has seen my spects.
add up to somethingequalYour purchases add up to $150.32.
Word for the day:
Concern:
Something that interests because it is impotent or affects you.
There is a growing concern with pollution.

I am concerned about my test score.

    It is most commonly used as a verb in the passive

    expression: "be concerned (about)."

      As far as I'm concerned, that's none of your business.


Nov 6, 2012


Would is the past tense of will in indirect speech.
  • He said, ‘I will come.’
  • He said that he would come.
Should is the past tense of shall in indirect speech.
With second and third person pronouns, would is used to express a wish or preference.
  • He would rather stay at home than work.
  • She would rather have tea than coffee.
Should can be used with first person pronouns to express a wish or preference.
  • should like to go to the pictures tonight.
Would can be used with 2nd person pronouns to make a polite request.
  • Would you mind opening the window?
  • Would you mind moving a bit?
Should can be used with nouns and pronouns of all persons to express an obligation or an assumption.
  • You should be more punctual.
  • They should be more considerate.
  • It should be possible to do it.
  • They should reach home any time now.
  • Should have + past participle can be used to talk about past events which did not happen.
    • should have phoned John this morning, but I forgot.
    Would can be used to talk about past habits and typical characteristics.
    • Sometimes he would bring us little presents without saying why.
    Stressed would can be used to criticize people’s behaviour.
    • She was a good girl, but she WOULD talk about herself all the time.

Nov 2, 2012

Phrase for the day:
A bunch of fives: 
meaning: A fist. the fives are the five fingers.

Word for the day:

Intend:
Meaning: have in mind as a purpose
Usage: 
1. Mary intended to leave the job.
2. Mark intended to work for our company.
                                          











 

Chapter 1
Greeting

In the morning:
1. Good morning  grand pa
2. Good morning dad  
3. Good morning mom


After noon: (12 pm- 4 pm)
1. Good afternoon uncle
2. Good afternoon children
3. Good afternoon sheetal 

After 4 pm: 
1. Good evening mom
2. Good evening sir
3. Good evening madam

Late evening when you depart:
1. Good night, sweet dreams 

You can wish "good day, have a nice day", have a great day" any time during  the day

Informal: 
Hi.
Hello.
Bye.

Formal: See you.
Informal: Ciao.

Take care.
Have a great day.

Nov 1, 2012

Phrase for the day:

A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush: 
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.



Meaning:

It's better to have a lesser but certain advantage than the possibility of a greater one that may come to nothing.

Word for the day:
Ancient:
Meaning: very old
Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partisans
             
                   Word for the day

Petulant:


Pronunciation: pe-chə-lənt


Meaning: easily irritated or annoyed


Synonyms:peevish,fretful,pettish,touchy.


Example:


1. the music is petulant as it rolls and roars.


2. He could be petulant.

Oct 31, 2012


Word for the day


Antagonism:

Pronunciation:\an-ˈta-gə-ˌni-zəm\: noun

Usage:
1. an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
2. a state of deep-seated ill-will
3. the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors

Oct 30, 2012


Fiancé vs Fiancée

Word origin : The origin of the word fiancé is mid 19th 

century, from French, past participle of fiancer 'betroth,' from 

Old French fiance 'a promise,' based on Latin fidere 'to trust.'


Fiancé -(fi -an- c (e)

Fi·an·cée -[fee-ahn-sey, fee-ahn-sey]

They are both French loanwords. The "e" has an acute

 accent on it in both. In French, adding an "e" changes the

gender of the word, but in this case does not affect the 

pronunciation.


Thus, both are pronounced same: 

Fiancé and Fiancée are often confused by many and there are some who use these words almost interchangeably. 

These are actually French nouns that refer to a person getting married. In French language, nouns are males and females, and thus fiancé and fiancée are male and female nouns used to refer to a person about to be married. There is quite a bit of difference between them as fiancé refers to a male who has been engaged and about to get married while fiancée refers to a woman engaged to a man waiting for her marriage.





LISTEN and TO HEAR

Do you know the difference between the verbs TO LISTEN and TO HEAR? TO LISTEN is active. TO HEAR is passive.

Sometimes you can LISTEN too hard. Sometimes you can TRY
too hard. Sometimes it is better only to HEAR. Let the
radio play. Let the cassette play. But DON'T listen.
Just HEAR. Your subconscious will listen for you. And
you will still learn. If you listen and try to
understand, you may block on one word and get
frustrated. Don't worry! Just HEAR! Believe me, you will
still be learning. The important thing is to let the
radio or cassette or television or record PLAY. Let it
play. And you - you do nothing. Your brain will HEAR,
your subconscious will LISTEN and you will LEARN!


Have a great time.

Conversational phrases


babbling gossip
bacchanalian desires
bachelor freedom
bad omen
baffled sagacity [sagacity = farsighted; wise]
balanced capacity
baldly described
baleful glances
balmy fragrance
bandying talk
baneful impression
banished silence
barbarous statecraft
barefaced appeal
barest commonplaces
barren opportunities
base intrigues
baseless assumptions
bashful modesty
basic principles
battered witticism
beaming countenance
bearish rudeness
beatific vision
beautiful modesty
beckoning horizon
becoming diffidence
bedraggled wretch
befitting honor
beggarly flimsiness
beguiling voice
belated acknowledgment
belittling fears
bellicose humanity
beneficent career
benevolent regard
benighted sense
benignant pity [benignant = favorable; beneficial; kind]
beseeching gesture
besetting heresy
besotted fanaticism
bestial ferocity
bewildering maze
bewitching airs
beyond peradventure [peradventure = perhaps]
bibulous diversions [bibulous = consumes alcoholic drink]
bigoted contempt
binding obligation
bitter recrimination
bizarre apparel
blackening west
blameless indolence
blanched desolation
bland confidence
blank misgivings
blasphemous hypocrisy
blatant discourse
blazing audacity
blazoned shield
bleak loneliness
blended impression
blessed condolence
blighted happiness
blind partizan
blissful consciousness
blistering satire
blithe disregard
bloated equivalent
bloodless creature
bloodthirsty malice
blundering discourtesy
blunt rusticity [rusticity = rustic; awkward or tactless]
blurred vision
blustering assertion
boastful positiveness
bodily activity
boisterous edification
bold generalization
bombastic prating [prating = idle talk]
bookish precision
boon companion
boorish abuse
bored demeanor
borrowed grace
bottomless abyss
boundless admiration
bountiful supply
boyish appreciation
braggart pretense
bravely vanquished
braying trumpet
brazen importunity [importunity = insistent request]
breathless eagerness
brief tenure
briefless barrister
bright interlude
brilliant embodiment
brisk energy
bristling temper
brittle sarcasm
broadening fame
broken murmurs
brooding peace
brutal composure
bubbling frivolities
bucolic cudgeling [bucolic = about shepherds or flocks; pastoral] [cudgeling = beat with a short heavy stick]
budding joy
bulky figure
buoyant pluck
burdensome business
burly strength
burning zeal
bursting laugh
busily engrossed
business acumen
bygone period

Oct 2, 2012


abandoned hope
abated pride
abbreviated visit
abhorred thraldom [thraldom = enslaved or in bondage]
abiding romance
abject submission
abjured ambition
able strategist
abnormal talents
abominably perverse
abounding happiness
abridged statement
abrogated law
abrupt transition
absolutely irrevocable
absorbed reverie
abstemious diet [abstemious = eating and drinking in moderation]
abstract character
abstruse reasoning
absurdly dangerous
abundant opportunity
abusive epithet
abysmally apologetic
academic rigor
accelerated progress
accentuated playfulness
accepted littleness
accessible pleasures
accessory circumstances
accidental lapse
accommodating temper
accomplished ease
accredited agent
accumulated burden
accurate appraisement
accursed enemy
accusing glance
accustomed lucidity
aching desire
acknowledged authority
acoustical effects
acquired timidity
acrid controversy
acrimonious warfare
actively zealous
actualized ideals
acutely conscious
adamantine rigidity [adamantine = unyielding; inflexible]
adaptive wit
adduced facts [adduce = cite as an example]
adequate execution
adhesive quality
administered rebuke
admirable reserve
admissible evidence
admittedly inferior
admonitory gesture
adolescent youth
adorable vanity
adroit flatterer
adulated stranger
adventitious way [adventitious = not inherent; added extrinsically]
adventurous mind
adverse experience
affably accommodating
affected indifference
affectionate approval
affianced lady
affirmative attitude
affluent language
affrighted slave
aggravated faults
aggregate body
aggressive selfishness
agile mind
agitated imagination
agonizing appeal
agreeable frankness
aimless confusion
airy splendor
alarming rapidity
alert acceptance
algebraic brevity
alien splendor
alleged reluctance
allegorical vein
allied subjects
alliterative suggestion
all-pervading influence
alluring idleness
alternating opinion
altogether dissimilar
altruistic ideal
amatory effusions [amatory = expressive of sexual love]
amazing artifice
ambidextrous assistant
ambiguous grimace
ambitious project
ambling pedestrian
ambrosial essence [ambrosial = fragrant or delicious; worthy of the gods; divine.]
amiable solicitude
amicable arrangement
amorous youth
ample culture
amusing artlessness
analogous example
analytical survey
ancestral creed
ancient garb
angelic softness
angry protestations
anguished entreaty
angular features
animated eloquence
annoying complications
anomalous appearance
anonymous benefactor
answering response
antagonistic views
antecedent facts
anticipated attention
antiquated prudery
anxious misgiving
apathetic greeting
aphoristic wit [aphoristic = Tersely phrased statement]
apish agility
apocalyptic vision
apocryphal lodger [apocryphal = questionable authenticity]
apologetic explanation
apostrophic dignity
appalling difficulties
apparent significance
appealing picture
appointed function
apposite illustration
appreciable relief
appreciative fervor
apprehensive dread
apprentice touch
appropriate designation
approving smile
approximately correct
aptly suggested
arbitrarily imposed
arch conspirator
arched embrasure [embrasure = flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet]
archeological pursuits
architectural grandeur
ardent protest
arduous quest
arid formula
aristocratic lineage
aromatic fragrance
arrant trifling
arrested development
arrogant imposition
artful adaptation
artificial suavity
artistic elegance
artless candor
ascending supremacy
ascetic devotion
ascribed productiveness
aspiring genius
assembled arguments
asserted activity
assiduously cultivated
assimilative power
assumed humiliation
assuredly enshrined
astonishing facility
astounding mistakes
astute observer
athletic prowess
atmospheric vagueness
atoning sacrifice
atrocious expression
atrophied view
attending circumstances
attentive deference
attenuated sound
attested loyalty
attractive exordium [exordium = introduction of a speech or treatise]
audacious mendicant [mendicant = depending on alms; beggar]
audible intimations
augmented force
august tribunal
auspicious moment
austere charm
authentic indications
authoritative critic
autobiographical pages
autocratic power
automatic termination
autumnal skies
auxiliary aids
available data
avaricious eyes
avenging fate
average excellence
averted calamity
avowed intention
awakened curiosity
awed devotion
awful dejection
awkward dilemma
axiomatic truth
azure sky