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More grammar problems
| Posted on February 3, 2019 at 12:01 PM |
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 Hi there my fellow book lovers. Found some more grammar problems that tend to get mixed up in this difficult language of ours. Hope that you find them helpful. Until next time, Ta Ta. |
English is weird
| Posted on December 8, 2017 at 9:51 AM |
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The English language is weird; It can be understood through tough, thorough thought though. ________________________________________________ A Murder of Crows Back in the Middle ages someone decided that a group of crows should be called a murder. What do crows have to do with murder, who knows for certain. Some people believe that they are a sign of death, while others see them a sign of luck. This makes for a macabre collective noun. |
Parts of speech
| Posted on September 6, 2015 at 12:19 PM |
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I wanted to return to The English language again. I want to talk about Contractions. No, not the type that woman have during labor! Contractions, along with an Apostrophe are used to shorten words. In a world where everything seems to be abbreviated for our convenience to save time, unfortunately, even our language has fallen victim. Myself, I just feel that it is due to laziness, we cannot be bothered to write out the entire word. Here are some examples: it's it is isn't is not don't do not haven't have not you're you are can't cannot There are many many more that I could give. I just wanted to give you an idea. |
British Expressions
| Posted on July 5, 2015 at 12:21 PM |
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 As if there wasn't already enough confusion about the English language, I've found some popular everyday sayings and expressions. I must admit that it's been a while since I've heard a few of these, but it made me smile to remember them. I couldn't help myself but share them with you just to add to the mix and confusion! |
Another figure of speech
| Posted on January 11, 2015 at 1:58 PM |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR to my fellow book worms! You know how I enjoy the English Language, well I found a figure of speech that I had not heard of; HOMONYMN- what is it? A Homonymn is a word that has two completely different meanings. Here are a few examples to give you an idea: Tire: a rubber wheel to become exhausted Fire: smoke and flames to lose one's job Lead: to show the way a heavy metal Bear: an animal to carry a burden Tear: eye fluid to rip apart Fine: not coarse a monetary penalty File : to arrange alphabetically a tool to smoothen a surface I often sit reading through my Thesaurus. What a wonderful tool, there is so much information in there, not only can you expand your vocabulary, learn the meaning of words, find alternate words for a particular word, you can also learn about figures of speech. The Engish language is complex! A dictionary doesn't always give you the information that you need. Thesaurus is latin for "treasure house". |