English Class
I feel that the flow and beauty of your writing depends on your knowledge and intelligence. Giving importance to high-sounding words and intentionally choosing to write long, complex sentences is at best an idiocy. It must ever be kept in mind that simplicity and deep knowledge are at the core of a clear and crisp communication.
Words of the day
Unflappable: adj. Always calm, whether undergoing difficulties or experiencing success. Ms Sonia Gandhi, unlike most of the politicians, appears unflappable.
Minutiae Pl minutiae: n. A tiny or trivial detail. Come on Cris just cram up the answer there is no use going in the minutiae! In order to come on the correct conclusion it is important to examine each and every minutiae of the matter.
Upholster: v. To supply (furniture) with springs, stuffing, cushions and covering fabric. Rather than upholstering the room with expensive, showy material, it is better to furnish it with simple and fine furniture.
Idioms of the day
Chocolate box: A chocolate box place or thing is very attractive in a way that does not look real (always before noun). Call it their chocolate box charm, but unquestionably a considerable credit goes to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi for the victory of Congress.
Thick and fast: In large numbers or amounts and rapidly. Mr Advani will avoid the media because journalists will pose embarrassing questions thick and fast.
One’s goose is cooked: One has been found out and is in trouble; one is finished. After unleashing terror for several years, Velupillai Prabhakaran’s goose is cooked.
Combinations of words
Prevailing misconception: In the ancient times a prevailing misconception was that the earth is stationary.
Pointless and ineffective: The complete debate turned pointless and ineffective because the two competitors skirted from the topic.
Transient emotions (transient = for a brief time): Transient emotions can never trigger a robust revolution.
The class is over!
6 comments:
Don't you think you should specify the source from which you derive many of your quotations/statements for your examples?
Hi Sandhya,
Thank you. If you think that I derive these "quotations / statements" for my examples, then I will urge you to furnish a single source. I am afraid I do not like empty talks.
Regards
Shadab
Maybe you don't. ... and what about the dictionary definitions? Are they also purely yours? Well, if you say yes I'll just believe you. I am not challenging you for a battle!
Hi Sandhya,
Thank you. I am a student. Of course I need a dictionary.
Regards
Shadab
You are still missing my point. All I am trying to say is that it is a good thing to specify the source from which you are taking anything, particularly when you are presenting something in public. If you use a dictionary for the definition of a particular word, you can specify the source, that is, write the name of the dictionary from which you have got the definition, just after the definition itself or at the end of the post. Similarly, it is actually good, I think, to derive example sentences from certain sources like newspapers, magazines, books etc. and specify the source in the post. Such a practice would make it sure for your reader that you are a scholar and at the same time increase the contemporanaeity of your posts. In both cases, your reader will be interested more in your blog.
Hi Sandhya - Thank you very much for your comment.
I will think on the dictionary issue. However, I do not breach the copyright laws. I must again clarify that I do not borrow sentences from any newspapers, magazines or books.
It would be nicer if you go through my writing and point out mistakes in it - with best wishes and good luck, Shadab
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