Sowmya Shetty : Online Spoken English Trainer

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

call around phone many different places/people We  called around  but we weren't able to find the book we needed. call   someone   ba...

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 ...

Dwell: Meaning: Thing moodily or anxiously about something.               : To live. Usage : 1.Keep dwelling on what went wrong.       ...

back   something   up reverse You'll have to  back up  your car so that I can get out. back   someone   up support My wife  backed  m...

Verb Meaning Example ask   someone   out invite on a date Gagan  asked  Mallika  out  to dinner and a movie. ask around ask many people ...

Word for the day: Concern: Something that interests because it is  impotent  or affects you. There is a growing concern with pollution. ...

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 ...

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 mi...

                                              Chapter 1 Greeting In the morning: 1. Good morning  grand pa 2. Good mor...

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 fo...

Word for the day: Ancient: Meaning: very old EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Verona's  ancient  citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornam...

                                 Word for the day Petulant: Pronunciation: pe-chə-lənt Meaning: easily irritated or annoyed Synonym...

Word for the day Antagonism: Pronunciation:\an-ˈta-gə-ˌni-zəm\: noun Usage: 1.  an actively expressed feeling of dislike and ho...

Fiancé  vs  Fiancée Word  origin  :  The origin of the word fiancé is mid 19th  century, from French, past participle of  fiancer  ...

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 ...

babbling gossip bacchanalian desires bachelor freedom bad omen baffled sagacity [sagacity = farsighted; wise] balanced capaci...

abandoned hope abated pride abbreviated visit abhorred thraldom [thraldom = enslaved or in bondage] abiding romance abject subm...

Better safe than sorry. The early bird catches worm. He who laughs last, laughs best. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. ...

A A most extraordinary idea! A thousand hopes for your success Accept my best wishes All that is conjecture Allow me to cong...