Common mistakes in English Grammar
Verbs often confused:
Rise and Raise.
(a) Rise
Don't say: Val raises very early in the morning.
Say: Val rises very early in the morning.
(b) Raise
Don't say: She...
Puzzle of the day
Ten students namely vizJaidev, Jaya, Jeeva, Janaki, Jyothi, Jaspal, Jamuna, Jagadish, Jayanthi and Jasmine of ten different colleges but not necessarily in the same...
Slang of the day
poop
Meaning:
excrement (n.) | to defecate (v.)
-For example:
->Oh no! I've stepped in some smelly dog poop.
->We were driving home when my six year old son...
Vocabulary of the day
1. DETRIMENT (NOUN): damage
Synonyms: harm, loss
Antonyms: profit, benefit
Example Sentence: Smoking is a detriment to good health.
2. DREARY (ADJECTIVE): cheerless
Synonyms: comfortless, dark
Antonyms: inspiring, pleasant
Example Sentence:...
Idiom of the day
grin and bear it
Meaning:
If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult situation and try not to let it upset you.
->For example:
-I really...
Banking Term of the day
Automated Teller Machine (ATM):
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▪️A machine, activated by a magnetically encoded card or other medium that can process a variety of banking transactions. These include...
Idiom of the day
neck of the woods
->INFORMAL
Meaning:
A neck of the woods is a neighbourhood or a district, usually rural.
For example:
-What brings you to our neck of the...
Vocabulary of the day
1. MAMMOTH (ADJECTIVE): huge
Synonyms: enormous, gargantuan
Antonyms: little, miniature
Example Sentence: A mammoth project will be completed very soon.
2. MENACE (NOUN): danger
Synonyms: threat, peril
Antonyms: safety, surety
Example...
Vocabulary of the day
1. SATANIC (ADJECTIVE): demonic
Synonyms: cruel, maniacal
Antonyms: angelic, good
Example Sentence: His father’s satanic remark stung deeply and brought the boy to tears.
2. TITULAR (ADJECTIVE): having...
Idiom of the day
knock your socks off
Meaning:
If something knocks your socks off, it amazes you and surprises you.
-For example:
-When Nora did her presentation on the new development,...
