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Kalyani Nandurkar
Need help with phrasing a proverb!
There is a proverb in Marathi and Hindi which goes like this 'kaante se kaanta nikalana' meaning 'to remove a thorn with help of a thorn.' Only problem is that this doesn't...
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Kalyani Nandurkar
Giving Proper Spaces After Punctuation Marks!
Hello all, The title of the post is quite self-explanatory and is a very basic point while writing an article. Yet, there are many authors who do not give a space after each...
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MC
Difference between British English and American English.
hi, There are many difference in British and American English.Most of the American words are written as it is pronounced.For example In american English its 'program' instead of...
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mohan manohar
What does OK mean?
What does OK mean? is it an endorsement, is it in a positive sense or in a negative sense? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: OK
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K.S.S.Babu
Improving English Writing Skills
Once upon we had limited opportunities,needn't go our own place. In the changing scenario distance between the countries reduced.Gradually world became as a Globalised village....
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Swetha Shenoy
Lesson 2- Parts of speech
Parts of Speech-LESSON 2 The basic lessons we require for written English is ‘parts of speech’. Traditionally, English has been recognised with eight parts of speech. They...
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rambabu
Name words
Those who want to involve themselves in the profession of writing be it online or offline, one should keep a vigil on the constant changes occurring in the field of language....
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rambabu
Place words
Skill in English writing pays rich dividends be it online or offline.. It's always essential to go deep in to the nuances of a language especially if you are an aspiring writer....
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rambabu
Shibboleth
Here is an interesting story from Bible that gives a clue to the entry of the word "Shibboleth" which is a Hebrew word into English language. There was a war between...
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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani
'The most coolest'
In description of badges in Dashboard/ profile- some badges are indicated by the words- 'I am the most coolest' I feel that 'most coolest' is inappropriate. 'Coolest'...
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deven rana
homophones
in this thread a new homophone will be posted every day which will help improve our command over the language. homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently.
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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani
Improving English writing on Boddunan
I have one practical advice fore improving language skill of all members. During discussion, we often quote other members. If we find any grammatical mistakes or can redraft...
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pradeep
Bibliography
So why do you have to include a bibliography or a works cited page in your paper? It’s mainly for the benefit of your reader (in many cases, your teacher). He or she wants to see...
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Swetha Shenoy
The slow poisoning of the Queen's English-words
Friends, With the advent of the 'new-age' slangs and 'Short' messages,the written English is losing its importance.Do you know,because The British was the last invader for...
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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani
use of 'have to'
Let us consider following sentences: I have three books to read. I have to read three books. I have miles to go before I sleep I have to go miles before I...
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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani
Pronouncing Pen, pain and pan
Although the category is about writing, I am writing on speaking. Many pronounce 'pen' as in 'pan'. Also many pronounce 'pan' same way as 'pain' Thus PANCARD is...
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vijay
NEW GAME:---Vowel game
Hello frds, Here is new game...Game of vowel.. what we have to do here we have to write one word which contain format vowel-consonant-vowel.. and next word will start...
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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani
Using 'full' as suffix
I have noticed a common mistake in use of the suffix 'full' When you use 'full' as a suffix, one 'l' is dropped. So, the correct spelling is 'beautiful' and not 'beautifull'....
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chinmoymukherjee
Is it 'Loose' or 'Lose'?
I come across erroneous uses arising out confusion over these two words! The word 'loose' is an adjective and its verbal form is 'loosen'.In the past participle it is loosened...
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Swetha Shenoy
usage of 'much' 'many' and 'a lot of'
Dear Friends, Sometimes in our course of conversation,we get confused as to when we have to use the words 'much','many' and 'a lot of'.Let us see how we can easily use...
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