Articles [English Language]

The Amateur and the Professional There are conversationalists and conversationalists. Their quality and appeal vary and naturally. So one must endeavor to master the art and be counted among the good and acceptable ones. Nothing less than...

 Globalization has paved a path that glorifies use of English extensively. Learning English comes to our help in drafting technically correct letters, reports or minutes of a meeting. Many companies encourage their employees to sharpen their...

Aristotle is the first great critic of the Western World. He is also know as the Father of the Literary Criticism. More than Plato, he was the person who was called the first scientific critic as he combined literature with the spirit of a...

Building up Conversation (part 3)   Disposition for dialogue The rules of dialogue do not always follow a set pattern. a dialogue is a conversation in words or gestures or any type of signs and signals. The birds, the bees and beasts, the wild...

Building up Conversation (part 2) Conversation among friends and intimates can start at any point without any prelude. With strangers, however, we need to use a few introductory words before launching into conversation. A person’s reactions to...

GUIDE ON REPORT WRITING WHAT IS A REPORT? A report is an assessment of a situation. It is a structured written presentation directed to interested readers in response to some specific purpose, aim or request. The function of a report is to...

                  Where there is quality, there is Modernity. Modern mind is full of uncertainty and disbelief. It believes only in what is really real. Modern Age as well as literature is one of interrogation. They do not have any steadfast ideal...

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, at Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England. His father, John Shakespeare, was a rich merchant, and his mother, Mary Arden, was a rich farmer's daughter. He was their third child and eldest son. From...

We quite often speak the term when we speak in general that the White men left India but they left English behind them in India. Some of us even are of the opinion that since the Englishmen left our country  back in 1947, there language should also...

We use am, is or are, to talk what somebody is doing or what she or she is. I am a student. I am studying English. She is a doctor. She is examining a patient. They are fishermen. They are fishing.  Words that tell us what people do or what...

Introduction English is the most popular language in the world.  English is outstripped only by  Chinese which is first language of biggest population. But the Chinese speakers are concentrated in china only unlike English speakers who are on the...

Dear Friends, A quick review over what is Adverb and Adjective and where to use them! *An Adverb is generally an Adjective + 'ly'/'ily' Example - He's is a careful driver He drives carefully careful-Adjective carefully-adverb *An Adjective...

Dear Friends, We often hear the words 'I like to have......' or 'I would like to have....";but we get confused as to what kind it applies. We end up saying 'I like to have some apples' which in turn should be 'I would like to have some...

Dear Friends, Sometimes in our course of conversation,we get confused as to when we have to use the words 'much','many' and 'a lot of'.Let us see how we can easily use them! Many We use the word 'Many' with count nouns Examples-How many apples...

  Features of Indian English Indian English refers to dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India and also by Indian Diaspora elsewhere In the world. Due to British colonialism for over two hundred years’ as were used more to...

  LOCHINVAR – AN UNFORGETTABLE POEM This is a poem written by Sir Walter Scott ,I would like to share with you all. Many might have encountered this when you were in school. This has created a lasting impression in my mind.   There could...

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System Which is conducted by BRITISH COUNCIL to Test the standard of english among students. Here are some of the tips for scoring more in IELTS. IELTS exam consists of 4 parts.They are,...

Today in India English language and knowledge is undeniable. We spend years and years of our  time learning English in schools, colleges, universities and other various institutions and some private activities and measures. In my perspective...

College Admission Essays     Each one of us is aware of the fact that, college admission essays plays a vital role during your college admission. Therefore it is very important to give special attention while writing college admission essays...

In the course of my Internet surfing I must have read thousands of articles written by Indians. Some of them are really written well, but most fall under the "acceptable" levels of written English standards. I know it takes a good amount of...