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Perfunctory – Word of the Day
Perfunctory – Word of the Day Meaning: Lacking in interest or effortSuperficial or routine Origin: Perfunctory is a word whose […]
Cerulean – Word of the Day
Cerulean – Word of the Day Meaning: A deep sky-blue colour. Origin: This word dates back to the mid 17th […]
Fetid – Word of the day
Meaning: [adj]: smelling extremely unpleasant. malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, fusty, musty mean bad-smelling. malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the […]
Garrulous – Word of the day
Meaning: [adj]: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. History: Dates back to the 1600s. Has Latin origin. Greek origin and Irish […]
Homophones (Commonly Confused Words): Knob vs nob
Knob and nob are commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud but are spelled differently and mean […]
Learn Idioms
An idiom is a word or phrase whose meaning can’t be understood outside its cultural context. These expressions are usually figurative and […]
Tenses: Future Perfect Continuous Formation and Usage
Structure of future perfect continuous (subject + will + have + been + verb+ing) Now, let’s discuss how to use […]
Fluency and Cohesion
Connectives are words or phrases that connect and relate sentences and paragraphs. They help to build the logical flow of ideas […]
Correct usage of Word and Sentence Stress
One of the four areas that you’ll receive a grade for is pronunciation; in fact, pronunciation accounts for 25% of […]
Basic Noun Groups
◆COMMON NOUNS◆ These refer to indefinite objects, persons or places and are generic names. They don’t begin with a Capital letter unless used […]
Which is grammatically correct: “compare to” or “compare with”?
Both are correct. Always remember — Compare with — Difference between similar things. Compare to — Resemblance between different things. Compare with is used to bring out the differences between similar entities. For […]
NEWS: Singular or Plural ?
Should we say the news is good or the news are good? This a common mistake that English learners often […]
“Please Find Attached” is WRONG
While drafting e-mails, people generally use the phrase “Please find attached” to refer to an attached document. Technically, this portrays […]