5 Fun facts about the English Language. How many did you know?
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17/10/2017
OBJECT: These are affected by the action of the subject
Example:
Proper grammar makes The Grammar N**i happy.
or
Proper grammar makes me happy.
The object here is 'The Grammar N**i'. Use the objective pronoun 'me' to replace this object. Since 'proper grammar' affect 'The Grammar N**i' we use 'me' instead of 'I' to replace the noun!
12/10/2017
The correct pronunciation for corps is close to that of the word "core".
Corps: a group of persons associated or acting together.
Eg: The marine corps or the national cadet corps.
Common Mistake: People mispronounce this word as "korps". This ofcourse corresponds to the word co**se - which means a dead body - and is completely inappropriate in context!
10/10/2017
Commonly mispronounced word: Hyperbole.
It means to exaggerate!
There is no 'bowl' sound when pronouncing hyperbole. It can either be pronounced haay-pə-ə-bə-lee or haay-pər-bə-lee
06/10/2017
Warning: You will have some explaning to do!
When it comes to punctuation, the colon can replace the period under certain circumstances: when the second sentence expands on, explains, illustrates or paraphrases the first sentence.
Bunny says "Their, they're, there!"
Can you spot the difference?
16/07/2013
Punctuation helps! :)
29/05/2013
Word for the Day: Ailurophile (noun)
Means: A cat-lover.
This is contrasted by the word 'Ailurophobe' meaning someone with a morbid fear of cats.
roots: Ailuro - Cat , Philia - Love, Phobia - Morbid fear.
There are many other phobias - can you name a few interesting ones that you know?
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