Found 44 Articles for Language & Grammar

Best Words to Use in a Resume!!

Sharon Christine
Updated on 11-May-2022 11:36:48
Recruiters don’t simply want to know what you think about yourself; they want to see results. For instance when you called yourself “hard-working, ” prove it by backing up that claim with some data.If you want to capture recruiter’s attention, you’ll need a well-written and well-organized resume that clearly illustrates your qualifications. Optimize your resume with precise words that will properly showcase your strengths, experience, and skills so that recruiters will see your true value.Include the words and phrases that explain specifically what you accomplished at your previous jobs. Not only focusing on your previous duties to capture your relevant ... Read More

How to Mail a Business Contact for the First Time?

Sharon Christine
Updated on 12-May-2022 14:06:02
Mail has become one of the mainstream communication among the people. As it is faster than any medium of communication, it has become mandatory medium of communication, but still there are many people who will draft informal mail for a formal purpose, and later will get no reply for the same.Especially for official purpose, mail has become the essential medium of communication. And I often receive emails from Students, Research scholars, Fresh graduates, etc.Most of the mails are with big blunders and mistakes. Most of them are.This article will guide the readers who are not aware about the ethics of ... Read More

Learn How to Write Acknowledgement Email Replies?

karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 23-Jan-2020 05:57:34
Modernization has resulted in a profound change in human civilizations. Earlier, people use to write letters to communicate, and the hard copies of those letters were delivered to the desired recipient in person.However, in the Digital Age, people use varied type of communication methods to get connected to the person with whom they want to communicate.Even if the email is an offshoot of letter writing, many people are yet to master the art of emailing.The difference between writing emails and letters is similar to that of driving a car with automatic gears, and manual gears. One need not learn how ... Read More

How to Tackle Language Learning

karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 20-Jan-2020 12:16:04
There is a process involved in learning a language. And if it is a foreign language, then the learning process brings its own idiosyncrasies and difficult territories to tread with it. Wish we had some kind of language equipment that could help us learn a language. This would hide a great deal of gear-churning and behind-the-scenes fussing. The other down-side is that we cannot learn a language in the fourth gear. Technology has intruded our lives while offering untold comforts to us. It has still not invented a language learn equipment. Till it invents something for us we got to ... Read More

Learn English Easy in 2020: Everything You Should Know About Learning English

Swetha Prasanna
Updated on 11-Nov-2019 07:58:05
English is the most common language that we ever come across in our daily lives; be it in media, entertainment, education, profession, travel, and other aspects. It means with good knowledge of English; we can lead our lives better and achieve much more than we do without it.Many of us who fear English would have included learning English in our new year resolutions many times. But, we often neglect to learn English as time passes due to plenty of reasons −Lack of timeFear of being laughed at for speaking wrong EnglishUnaware of the importance of EnglishWell, as career guidance experts ... Read More

Are punctuation marks a guide to good communication?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24
Punctuation marks date back to at least the 5th century BC when there were hardly any insights to writing and there were only capital letters. While the basic rules of communication are not difficult to understand, still a confusion always bothers us during our interaction using British English or American English.Uses of Punctuation MarksThey help us in depicting our emotions in a better manner.Quotation marks to emphasize words and phrases.Quotation marks are used for purposes of dialogue, quotes, and titles.Comma, semicolon are also used to denote minor pauses while sleeping.Ellipses indicate the omission of words within something that is being quoted.Punctuation ... Read More

What is personification in English?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24
Personification is the attributing of human characteristics, thoughts, or emotions to something that is non-human. It is a rhetoric device that is used to convey something more than a literary meaning of a sentence.Example: The heavens wept at the incident.Now, in this sentence, heavens cannot weep but the idea of emotions and weeping is produced through “wept”. Heaven is non-living and it is weeping just like humans do. Hence, the sentence features personification.Example: The thunder clapped angrily from a distance.Definitely, the thunder cannot clap. It is a non-living thing but the writer wants to convey the intensity of clapping by ... Read More

What is the difference between hastily and quickly?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24
Ideally speaking, there is no major difference between the words "hastily " and "quickly". Both come from the verbs' Haste' and 'Quick' and are used here as adverbs to qualify the verbs.Hastily: It refers to a work done hurriedly.Quickly: It can refer to both, work is done hurriedly or something indicative of speed.Thus, when one needs to denote the meaning of being in a hurry, with no time even to sit, relax and breathe, one uses 'Hastily'. But when one uses the word in a sense to indicate speedily, say 'Wait, I will quickly prepare Maggi for you.' Here, 'hastily' ... Read More

Do they have the word "dictionary" in the dictionary?

Jaya P
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24
Yes. We can find the word dictionary in a dictionary. When I referred to the Oxford Dictionary, I came across the following meaning.Dictionary: A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.Usage:-- ‘I'll look up 'love' in the dictionary’-- ‘the website gives access to an online dictionary’

I often coin many words in English. How to get them into the dictionary?

Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:24
Dictionary is a storehouse of knowledge and carries all words and the meanings which further helps us getting hold over the language. Some lexicographers may want to add new words which they have created into the dictionary. Some others might feel satisfied even by the heck of adding new words to customised dictionaries of The Microsoft Word and The Microsoft Outlook.Add Words in Microsoft Word: The initial steps remain the same. After the Custom Dictionaries, One must click on the “New” button. If not this, then one can directly, right-click the word that is new, and chose “Add to Dictionary” from ... Read More
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