Suppose you have been burdened with the work of marking up a document. What would you do then? I think you have no other way than to use the proofreader’s specific marks. Nowadays the use of proofreading on the hard copy is a rare mater, still if you have to do it for your own sake or to edit some writing of someone you have to be too cautious to use the marks in a very standard fashion.... Read more...
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How to Use Proofreaders Marks
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The Use of Movies to Learn English
Friday, January 15th, 2010One of the major advantages for learners to master the art of the English language is to watch movies as much as possible. This is extremely engaging as a learning procedure as it is fun, thrilling and exciting, and at the same time it teaches you the basic aspects of mastering a language and excel in your linguistic skills and abilities.... Read more...
English books Vs English Online Courses for Kids- Pros and Cons
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Nobody can refuse the fact that books will be of great use in learning any language. Books have been the source of education since time immemorial and books are the great teachers when you would like to teach a language to your kid on your own. But, with the improvement of technology, most of the people are using internet nowadays for teaching English to their kids and some are even getting the help of online courses in this connection. With these two options available in learning the language, most of us might wonder which would be the right option for making our child to learn the language. Let us compare the pros and cons of these two options and find a solution to our confusion.... Read more...
History of English Language
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009English is a one of the members of the indo-European language. This broad family includes a number of European languages spoken nowadays. The indo-European family consists of many languages such as the Germanic language, Latin and French, the indo-Iranian languages, the salvic languages, the Baltic languages, the Celtic languages, Greek, etc. It was brought to Britain by the German invaders. Later on through the courts and government the Norman influence entered English. Thus, English was developed to be of great flexibility. There are a number of versions of English like old English, Middle English, early modern English and modern English. The main history behind the English language was that the language of German tribes has given rise to the English. In present day scenario English has become a famous language with the number of people speaking this language increasing day by day.... Read more...
How to spell words-alike correctly
Monday, November 30th, 2009English is a fantastic language that many of us have a great desire to learn and to speak in English. But many of us find it hard to speak English correctly because of pronunciation of the words. Many words in English are pronounced alike with different spelling. This mispronunciation of words makes it hard to identify the words when someone speaks. This also makes us to misspell the words.... Read more...
How to improve basic English Grammar
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Proper basic English grammar is very much essential for effective international communication in terms of writing and speaking. We will be able to get the benefit of effective communication by practicing simple exercises, which will improve our grammar. The knowledge of English grammar cannot be acquired all of a sudden. It is a step-by-step process and the steps are given below:... Read more...
Spelling and pronunciation
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009In English, one spelling can have different pronunciations and the words with same sound can have different spellings. If you check the pronunciation of the whole word by looking at the phonetic script in a dictionary, you will find that the sound is very common in English. It is always unstressed. In this article, we will look at some of the sounds in English.... Read more...
Essay Writing – Tone and Vocabulary
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Can you see anything wrong with this paragraph?... Read more...