There are three articles a, an and the. Though they are small words, the damage they can cause is huge. They can also change the meaning of the noun, let’s see how! party: a social gathering a party: a social gathering held for an event the party: a specific social gathering held for an event …
HOMONYMS are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings, but have different spellings. Let’s discuss the some of the most confusing words here: Affect: To change or influence something The rain did not affect me. Effect: Something that happens due to a cause What was …
All of us celebrate Children’s Day and various other days like Valentine’s Day, Teacher’s Day and so on. The most difficult part while greeting other people is the apostrophe, isn’t it? Does the apostrophe go before the s or after? I sit there, staring at the word, questioning its existence – and I know it’s …
Children’s Day or Childrens’ Day? Apostrophes matter! Read More »
Words like Hey! Hurray! Wuhoo! Oh my! (and many more) help us express sudden emotions or strong feelings. These words are called Interjections. They are usually used at the start of a sentence and may express surprise, disgust, shock, joy or excitement. Also, they are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence. Ouch! …
Learning a new language can seem to be difficult at first. Most learners experience a slump in confidence and do not have the courage to speak in public. My advice to each one of them is the same, so this time I thought I’ll bust the top 4 myths that I have observed till now. …
There are two challenges that every English learner faces: Who to practice with? What to talk about? Reading aloud solves both these problems. As you read to yourself, you do not need a partner and as the content is already present in front of you, you need not worry about what to speak. In addition …
English is a tricky language – it has so many variants spoken all over the world that one is almost always in doubt about the usage of certain words or phrases. The Past Participle and Past Tense of the verb to learn is yet another example. To learn means to acquire knowledge of, or skill in, something …
Let’s settle the argument once and for all, shall we? All of us agree that anyway is a word. It is used for the following purposes: It means regardless or nonetheless. Though I was forbidden from going out at night, I went down anyway. It denotes continuation after interruption. Anyway, as I was saying … …
You must have seen several status updates or tweets that mention sic in square brackets and wondered what it means (I certainly did!) . Let’s solve the mystery today! Sic is short for the Latin word sic erat scriptum, or ‘thus was it written’. It means that the quoted text has been reproduced as it …
I sincerely believe in the phrase “to err is human” and I also believe that it’s never too late to learn and correct yourself. So when I realised that I (and many others!) have been mispronouncing certain words, I decided to list them down. Go ahead and see how many you get right! GIF Although …
