English in Daily Life

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Friday, 29 January 2010 20:55

Nice Rajmiarun


I hope this will help me to learn new words . Thank you.

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Saturday, 30 January 2010 11:01

in my opinion you must join English coaching classes.

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Saturday, 30 January 2010 11:04

As language is for communication, it is okay to use the words as commonly understood and pronounce as most peope do. Simultaneoulsy, we may keep track of correct usage and pronunciation by carefully reading and watching TV or surfing net.

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Monday, 08 February 2010 22:12

Yes, in our day-to-day life we do not use correct english while writing and speaking...

Most of us write:
"Ram is one of the best boy... "
and not
"Ram is one of the best boys.

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Monday, 08 February 2010 22:28

Anothe common mistake is in the usage of I and me

"I and my brother watched the movie"
Not "Me and my brother.."
Always split.. the sentence like: "

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U

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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 01:46

Can anybody please explain the difference between "I want to speak to you" and "I want to speak with you"

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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 08:28

Hi monoj kumar:
Can anybody please explain the difference between "I want to speak to you" and "I want to speak with you".

* I want to speak to you means that you want to call or message or chat with him.

* I want to speak with you means that you want to meet him in person and talk.

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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 08:31

Hi guys i have a question can any one reply me.

while introducing yourself to a HR, everyone used to tell that I completed my schooling in ....... however some used to say schoolings which one is correct

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U

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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 10:43

I think schooling is the correct one since it is used as a noun derived from a verb.Correct me if I am wrong.

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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 14:57

Harish- one example I may give. many often say- 'sabse best'. Hweree 'sabse' is superfluous. In the example, 'Ram' is misspelt. This should be 'Rama'. If you add the 'aa' matra, this would be 'Ramaa'.

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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 00:28

Difference between whether and weather.

I am sure many people are still confused between these 2 words(because I am:))
Just wanted to share one way of differentiating.

Weather has "water" in it, which usually refers to climate. So weather is climate.

So, it becomes easier to differentiate.

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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:24

There are many words resembling each other but different in meaning. Only practice and keen observation can help.

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Thursday, 04 March 2010 07:46

It's really helpful guys...hope to get more from all of you!!!

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Thursday, 04 March 2010 14:57

Partibhan- I think the preposition 'to' is unnecessary before 'learn. So the sentence should be- 'I hope this will help me learn new words."

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Saturday, 13 March 2010 17:33

nice discussion above guys....

Ok,

what is the difference between affect and effect?

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U

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Monday, 19 April 2010 15:14

Affect- is a verb. Effect- a noun. so, smoking affects our health badly. or smoking has bad effect on our health.

Effect also means belonging- As he lost all his personal effects in the train robbery.

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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:09

Hope this will be as a good place to learn meanings and differences of words.

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U

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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 12:37

Yes a very good place to actually differentiate between commonly mistaken words.

E.g. when I am actually angry or fuming about something, I have actually been asked a number of times as to why I am NERVOUS? Seriously, is nervous synonymous with angry?

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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 12:42

Another pair of misused words that I have come across are convulsion and conversion.

Convulsion is a medical condition of body in which there is rapid contraction and relaxation of muscles.

Conversion is changing from one form to another; frequently used in terms of changing currency from one type to another.

See the difference and yet is being used in place of one another!

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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 13:00

Happy to see a forum discussion like this.I also will supply some soon.

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