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Learning the names of vegetables in English is very important to improve your English speaking. It will add more words to your vocabulary. Why should you know their names? It becomes very important to know the names of vegetables to be fluent in English speaking. How? Suppose you know to speak in English but you …
Irony is a literary device and the most widely known figure of speech in which contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true. The definition of irony as a literary device is a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality. It can be …
Ladies and Gentlemen This phrase was originated from another phrase ‘gentlemen and gentlewomen’. This phrase was in use from 1586 to around 1591. It was not used to address all the men and women but it was used to address a particular class of the men and women. Who were addressed as gentlemen and gentlewomen? …
Diphthong Sound /eɪ/ with Examples A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowels specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another sound. The diphthong sound /eɪ/ is the combination of two vowel sounds /e/ and /ɪ/. The combination of these two vowel sounds, make one diphthong sound that is …
Formal and informal English serve different purposes. They are not very different from each other. The line of difference between formal and informal English can be quite blurry. Most of the time, people use informal expressions instead of formal expressions. The choice of words and expressions vary between the two styles. Formal English is used …
Hear and listen both are Verbs. They can create a confusion as they are related to sound. But it is important to know their meaning to understand the difference between hear and listen. Hear ‘Hearing’ is one of the five senses. As we see by our eyes, we hear by our ears. We sense a …
Question Tag A question tag is used at the end of a statement and changes that statement into a question. Question tags are mainly used in spoken English or informal English. We don’t use question tags in written or formal English. We can use them in writing to quote somebody’s words.In this post , I’ll …
Names of food items and cereals in Hindi to English
Euphemism Euphemism – a figure of speech in English in which a word or phrase is used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.It is used to replace phrasing that can be considered harsh or impolite. A person can say something indirectly by using euphemism without using literal language. So it is an indirect word or expression that you use …
Cacophony Cacophony – a literary device in English is a combination of words that sound harsh or unpleasant together. As a literary device, cacophony refers to the usage of several unharmonious or dissonant sounds in a line or passage. These unharmonious and dissonant sounds usually include the explosive consonants k, t, g, d, p, and b. Other consonants that can have …
Assonance is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases or sentences. The words have to be close enough together for the repetition to be noticeable. Assonance is a figure of speech similar to alliteration, because it also involves repetition of sounds. Examples of Assonnance “I might like to take a flight …
Hello Everyone! English Grammar plays very important role to construct sentences correctly. Sometimes it becomes difficult for many people to follow all grammar rules correctly that is why they do mistakes. Today in this post, I’ll discuss about common grammatical mistakes which people usually do. Check it out whether you know about these mistakes or …
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Sibilant sound is produced by forcing air out toward your teeth.Like: hissing sound (sssss),a buzzing sound (zzzzz) or(shhhh!) Sound which you make to keep someone quiet. Sibilant, in phonetics, a fricative consonant sound, in which the tip, or blade, of the tongue is brought near the roof of the mouth and air is pushed past …
Do alphabet and letters stand for the same meaning? It’s a pretty basic question. In Indian English people get confused considering alphabet and letter having the same meaning. But, in standard English, there is a difference between alphabet and letter. Alphabet and Letter Today’s post is about the difference between alphabet and letter. Many people …
She used to sleep late at night.She is used to sleeping late at night. Do you know the difference between these sentences? Why are they expressed in different ways?Today in this post, I’ll explain how to use used to and be used to. They look similar but they have different uses. Used to We use used …
There are several things around us which we use in our day to life. Many of us know how to say their names in our first language but not in English. It becomes important to add these words to your vocabulary to improve your English. Before writing further, I would like to add an important …
Today, in this post I’ll discuss about 5 very common mispronounced words in English which we use in our day to day life. You all pronounce these words for sure but do you pronounce them correctly? Check this post. 1. Comfortable /ˈkÊŒmftÉ™b(É™)l/ This word is mispronounced very commonly. There can be two reasons to mispronounce …
In this post, I’ll discuss about very common mispronounced words with almost same spellings. You will know about how a small difference in the spelling changes the pronunciation and meaning of the word. These words, about which I have discussed below, create a lot of confusion therefore, people misunderstand their meaning by mispronouncing them. Cloth …
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In this post I’ll discuss about the subjunctive verbs and mood in English.The subjunctive is a verb form or mood used to express things that could or should happen. It is used to express wishes, hopes, commands, demands or suggestions. We use the subjunctive mainly when talking about events that are not certain to happen. For example, we use the subjunctive when talking …
This post is for anyone who wants to learn to speak in English as second language, who is a non native speaker, who has never gone to an English medium school. I’ll discuss very simple but important points which will be very helpful for you to learn English speaking. You will come to know about …