The title itself is an example of what is to follow. Sentences that sound weird but are grammatically sound (this ‘sound’ here acts as an adjective, not a verb, unlike the first one). THE RAT THE CAT THE DOG CHASED KILLED ATE THE MALT. Let’s start. “The rat ate the malt”. Which rat? The …
When we’re in a professional environment how we express ourselves matters a lot. We generally don’t emphasize much on our grammar. And while we write we consider grammar as an annoying technicality or a minute detail without which our writings or speech is worthless. We’re all human, so mistakes are certain. Sometimes while speaking English …
As we know sentences are a group of words which make sense. Not just strings but they are thoughts, ideas and stories. If someone speaks only words we’ll not be able to understand what he’s trying to say. Forming sentences is not a tedious task. Anybody and everybody can try to frame catchy and creative …
FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION A mash up of 5 Latin roots, this 29 letter long word means “something of little or no value”! You can find it in Oxford English Dictionary but not in Merriam-Websters. PSEUDOPSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM 30 letter word to describe a thyroid disorder. SUBDERMATOGLYPHIC The longest isogram, a word in which each letter is repeated exactly once, …
WORDS MEANING Glabella The space between the eyebrows Aglet The metal or plastic bit at the end of shoelace Lunule The crescent shaped part of nail Vagitus Newborn baby’s cry Peen The non striking round part of a hammer Natiform Looks like a butt Tines The prongs on a fork Cornicione The end portion of …
Did you ever imagine that learning English could be so much fun? We all know the general ways to learn English i.e. to read, write, listen and speak! But here are some unusually usual ways with which we can enjoy learning English: Music – We can listen to English songs whenever we’re in the mood. …
Learning English is not as tedious a task as people believe it to be and they get disheartened due to the same . You might have some knowledge about grammar, as well as good vocabulary, but the fear and hesitation persists. Sometimes we need a push to start off with speaking! So here is a …
Whatever we say or listen in our day to day lives has a meaning. Sometimes we use a group of words to express our feelings and when those group of words make sense and have a meaning morally they are called “Idioms”. Often we say “Actions speak louder than words” which means – a person …
The first thing you do when you meet someone is to know their name. Do you do the same when it comes to your favorite brands? Not really! We all have that one friend who has all the latest designer wear but no idea about how to pronounce its name. If this makes you laugh, …
What is your response when your friend asks you “What’s up?” Is it “The sky?” Then my friend, you need to pep up your word game. 2015 was the year of slang words, as we saw hundreds of new words pop up on the internet every day. Go through the list provided below and don’t …
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