It is known to all that the English language has many words that may seem to you confusing enough. You may wonder to find that some words have the same sound and same spelling but the amusing thing is that they offer you different meaning that may stun you every now and then. Amid many words, the words that may bring before you the great dilemma are “Advise” and “Advice”. I may offer you some idea so that you can easily solve the spelling and meaning riddles.... Read more...
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The Homonym Riddle
Thursday, January 28th, 2010How to Teach English through Songs
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Who can not be swayed with the power of music? It has such a charm that everyone is sure to benumbed under its spell. We generally use music as a balm for our bruised heart, but music can be used in other ways too. Music can be a process of imparting lessons to the students at school, especially when the students are none but the kids. They feel allergic to lessons but if a different method is followed they can easily be moved.... Read more...
The 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...
How to Learn English Grammar and Spelling Effectively
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010If English is your second language, I hope, you are willing to learn it quite well so that amid the bright people who speak English quite well and take pride in writing good English with a easy scintillating flair you can prove your worth. You may be a little embarrassed as you are not quite efficient in the usage of the language. But I am here to assure you that if you try a little bit you can be easily be the master of the richest language of the world.... Read more...
How To Improve Your Written English
Saturday, December 19th, 2009English writing and reading skills have a universal value since it is an international language. One should have a good knowledge of both written and spoken English to be able to communicate effectively in any country. Written English skills are closely associated with spoken English skills. If you have good written English skills, you will be able to express your views to the outside world effectively through your writing. Good written English skills will be useful for you in different situations.... Read more...
Difference between American English and British English
Monday, December 7th, 2009Nowadays we have two styles of English language in use; they are the British English and the American English. Many people think that there is no difference between the two styles of English, but there is a lot of difference in the use of these two styles of English language. As a beginner one cannot find the difference between the two styles. But a well-experienced person in any of these styles of language can easily identify the difference between them.... Read more...
English Corrector Software and its Benefits
Sunday, December 6th, 2009English corrector software is one of the widely used software these days. You can get this software as a trail version for free and you can buy the whole software as well. You can upgrade your free version to the registered version. There are various companies offering this type of English corrector software. There are various features involved in this software according to the developer who is providing the software.... 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...
Six common mistakes in English writing
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Better English writing is becoming difficult nowadays and this is mainly because of the dropping of the English writing standards among the people. Nowadays, abbreviations are being used in messages and this has spilled over to the other areas of communication making the standard of English writing more and more worse. Better English writing is in danger and every day we are able to spot blatant mistakes being made in radio, television, pamphlets, newspapers, e-mail, websites and other areas as well. Mistakes in written English are carried over to the spoken English and the same is happening vice versa. Therefore, it is better to see that the following six common mistakes, which are generally committed by people in written English, are avoided.... Read more...
Spelling: The Way to Correct Spelling
Friday, November 13th, 2009You have probably noticed if you are in the academic sector that students frequently find fault in spelling words. Even among the grown ups there is a tendency to bad spelling. This is actually a great drawback and needs immediate attention. Hence to find out the way to correct spelling inventive attempts should be made so that the problem can be resolved in a fine manner.... Read more...