Month: June 2013

Vocabulary

Word of the week-12

To quit or resign a post is what we generally do and say. Abdicate is to do the same. The word ‘abdicate‘ means to renounce or give up an authority, power or office in a formal way. The founder of this committee has decided to abdicate. To abdicate also implies a voluntary act done in […]

Usage

Little differences

Beautiful and pretty are often taken to mean the same. But they are different. Pretty refers to the external beauty of a female. A pretty girl may not be beautiful. Beautiful implies a degree of softness and delicacy. It includes admiration for the inner goodness of a female. Similarly, there is a little difference in […]

Structure/rule

Plurals- compound words

Compound nouns are made of two nouns put together like girl-friend, travel agent and so on. When we make plural of such words we add ‘s’ or ‘es’ in the end: Girl friends, travel agents, house wives… However, when first noun is ‘man’ or ‘woman’ then these nouns are also made plural: women drivers, men […]

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