It is common to hear parents lamenting about not understanding their children’s lingo. They feel baffled when their kids sent them a handphone message with all the abbreviations. “Keeping abreast with youngster’s language used to be so much simpler in the good old days” is an oft-quoted phrase by the disgruntled older generation. Lately, the […]
The reason why a person wants to pronounce correctly varies. Some would want to sound like the native speakers of the language while others find it embarrassing mispronouncing words especially while giving a speech or in a social setting. Whatever the reason may be, the desire for improving yourself is commendable. A bartender friend recounted […]
In our daily lives, we may have come across terms which are good to know but we might have overlooked them as we are bombarded with “infobesity” or information overload. Then again, some of these terms may be worth knowing as it gives a feeling of empowerment in our daily activities; e.g. while meeting our […]
During my school days whenever I was assigned to write compositions, I would be stumped when I had to describe something much intense than the word I had in mind. An example — when I needed to define “an extremely dry” area, I will use “very dry”. I would then muse if I could have […]
In our daily lives, we may have come across terms which are good to know but might have overlooked it as we are bombarded with “infobesity” or information overload. Then again, some of these terms may be worth knowing as it gives a feeling of empowerment in our daily activities; e.g. while meeting our clients. […]
I once attended a seminar on alternative medicine. The presenter explained: “If we apply this ointment to the affected area, the pain will be ELEVATED instantaneously. She had obviously confused alleviate with elevate. She had used “elevated” which means raised, uplifted, high up, etc. The right word should have been ALLEVIATED which means less severe. […]
During my school days whenever I was assigned to write compositions, I would be stumped when I had to describe something much intense than the word I had in mind. An example — when I needed to describe an extremely dry area, I will use “very dry”. I would then muse if I could have […]
In our daily lives, we may have come across terms which are good to know but might have overlooked it as we are bombarded with “infobesity” or information overload. Then again, some of these terms may be worth knowing as it gives a feeling of empowerment in our daily activities; e.g. while meeting our clients. […]
I once attended a seminar on alternative medicine. The presenter explained: “If we apply this herbal ointment on the affected area, the pain will be ELEVATED. She had obviously confused alleviate with elevate. She used “elevated” which means raised, uplifted, high up, etc. The right word should have been ALLEVIATED which means less severe. Paiseh […]
A bartender friend recounted this incident to me — Let’s call him Jim. A stunning lady patronised the pub he was working. Jim fondly recalled: “She stood out amongst the party-goers. She exuded confidence as she mingled. It was about her clothing, her make-up and the way she caressed her hair. I felt the most […]