Talking Again

I have numberless things to tell you but converting the thoughts to written words is a titanic task. I require a tremendous effort of the will to give a shipshape and clear exit to my thoughts and ideas (which try to rush out from my mind) otherwise whatever I write - it appears futile to the readers. This, I feel, is a common problem for all the novices; practice is the key to clarity.

As my fingers are dancing on the keyboard, the lovely breeze laden with the fragrance of the coming winters is filling me up with mirth. I can hear,
a bit far from here, a pigeon is flying and the sound of its wings is giving me joy; the sweet warmth of the setting sun is brimming everything with love and life!

But tell me anyone why on earth I am scribbling all this stuff when I wanted to tell you some common mistakes of English language? Beautiful weather
and romantic evening are actually forcing me to beat about the bush!

Listing the meanings of the words used above before going to the mistakes of English language:

1. Titanic [adjective] extremely powerful, strong, important or large (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)



2. Shipshape [adjective] (informal) tidy and with everything in its correct place (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)



3. Futile [adjective] (of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing; unsuccessful (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)



4. Novice [n.] 1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner. 2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also called novitiate. (taken from thefreedictionary.com)



5. Fragrance [noun] 1. A sweet or pleasant smell 2. A liquid which people put on their bodies to make themselves smell pleasant (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)



6. Mirth [noun] (literary) laughter, humour or happiness (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)



7. Scribble [verb] to write or draw something quickly or carelessly. Also scribble [noun] a careless piece of writing or drawing (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)



8. Beat around the bush (UK also beat about the bush) to avoid talking about what is important (taken from dictionary.cambridge.org)

Mistakes of English language

• It is always “one of my friends / neighbours / shirts etc.” because you are pointing a single item from a group. You cannot say, “one of my friend
  / neighbour / shirt etc.”



• Never write “Your’s sincerely / faithfully” because it is always “Yours sincerely / faithfully” (People using screen readers need switching to all
  punctuation in order to get this one)



• The spelling of “surname” is (S-U-R-N-A-M-E) but folks like me put “I” instead of “U”!



• Past tense of “hurt” remains “hurt”



• Past tense of “hold” is “held” and not “holded”

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