Month: January 2015

Using The Present Perfect Continuous

Using The Present Perfect Continuous Jan 29, 2015 #Suniltams Are you currently studying English in a traditional school? If you are, I’m sure you learning all about grammar, verb tenses, and all the other ins and outs (technical things) of the English language. But when it comes time to use your English in a real … Read more

Using The Present Perfect Continuous

Using The Present Perfect Continuous Jan 29, 2015 #Suniltams Are you currently studying English in a traditional school? If you are, I’m sure you learning all about grammar, verb tenses, and all the other ins and outs (technical things) of the English language. But when it comes time to use your English in a real … Read more

Short Speech On Education

Education makes the people easy to lead, but difficult to drive, easy to govern, but impossible to enslave”, so said Lord Brougham. This is entirely true, for without education a man is a shade better than an animal. Just as it is difficult to lead a flock of sheep, you can at best hen) them … Read more

Short Speech On Education

Education makes the people easy to lead, but difficult to drive, easy to govern, but impossible to enslave”, so said Lord Brougham. This is entirely true, for without education a man is a shade better than an animal. Just as it is difficult to lead a flock of sheep, you can at best hen) them … Read more

Words that are their own antonyms

1. Sanction (via French, from Latin sanctio (n-) , from sancire ‘ratify,’) can mean ‘give official permission or approval for (an action)’ or conversely, ‘impose a penalty on.’ * 2. Oversight is the noun form of two verbs with contrary meanings, “oversee” and “overlook.” “Oversee,” from Old English ofersēon ‘look at from above,’ means ‘supervise’ … Read more

Words that are their own antonyms

1. Sanction (via French, from Latin sanctio (n-) , from sancire ‘ratify,’) can mean ‘give official permission or approval for (an action)’ or conversely, ‘impose a penalty on.’ * 2. Oversight is the noun form of two verbs with contrary meanings, “oversee” and “overlook.” “Oversee,” from Old English ofersēon ‘look at from above,’ means ‘supervise’ … Read more