MIND OUR ENGLISH
Articles from Aug 2010
Aug 27: Connecting with connectives
A look at the ways in which words, phrases, clauses and sentences are connected.
Aug 26: Communicating at work
HOW do you ask clients to settle their payment? What do you say in a letter accepting a resignation? How do you handle queries about your products?
Aug 26: Female Casanova?
FOR a few weeks now, I’ve paraded a bumper sticker that says Save The Males, to commemorate the plight of several “innocent” men cheated of their hard-earned ringgit by a so-called “female” Casanova.
Aug 26: Good old comics
From R. Mahendra Raj.
Aug 20: Comic lessons
COMICS are a cheap and fun method to improve your English. Those that are available today cater to different age groups, from children in primary schools right up to adults.
Aug 19: Very hot coffee
I AM puzzled about the sentences below. Can you please give me your opinion about them?
Aug 19: House party
HOUSEHOLD words seem so insignificant. Yet they can enrich our language if we can use them aptly to describe everyday situations and experiences which are part of life. They can add some lustre to your language. Do you know how to use these common “household” expressions? Go through this test and see how you fare. Fill in the blanks with the right word.
Aug 18: Where is la-la land?
Cultural and pop references are a part of our lives but are confusing to those unfamiliar with them.
Aug 18: Mistake in slogan?
OPEN CHANNEL
Aug 13: Single or plural
A look at the basis for subject-and-verb agreement.
Aug 12: Different forms
Your Questions Answered by FADZILAH AMIN.
Aug 11: Making a brief check
Probe on why Aussies shorten words.
Aug 11: Cinderella
Fun with Puns by OH TEIK THEAM.
Aug 5: Correct those tenses
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED By FADZILAH AMIN
Aug 5: Fun With Antonyms
By OH TEIK THEAM
Aug 5: Open channel
From C.L. Lim
Aug 4: Partners in rime
There’s impish pleasure in wordplay!
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