MIND OUR ENGLISH
Articles from December 2011
Dec 29: Word order
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY FADZILAH AMIN
Dec 28: Bounty from the sea
More nautical expressions for ye mariners all!
Dec 23: Strange ways of adjectives
Adjectives may act strange/strangely, as outlined in this article.
Dec 22: Saying sorry
Your Questions Answered By Fadzilah Amin.
Dec 21: A tale of Aladdin
HOW would you like to have a shining silver coin in your pocket?” the mysterious old man with dark and deep eyes and a pot belly asked Aladdin. “It’s money for jam. The bananas you’re trying to sell in this market are only attracting six-leggers. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. Tsk, tsk.”
Dec 16: Connect now
Formality is just as important in a business e-mail as in a letter
Dec 15: The root of the cause
Your Questions Answered by FADZILAH AMIN
Dec 15: Up for the role
IDIOMANIA By OH TEIK THEAM
Dec 14: A simple purchase
Co-ordinated By Jane F.Ragavan
Dec 14: A simple purchase
Co-ordinated By Jane F.Ragavan
Mind Our English
Dec 9: The subject is king
Exploring what constitutes the subject of a sentence and how it is used.
Dec 9: Mark these words
THESE three letters are in response to Dr Lim Chin Lam's article, "Punctuation please" (MOE, Nov 25).
Dec 8: Word order
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED by FADZILAH AMIN.
Dec 7: Set the tone
See your true colours shining through.
Dec 2: Nautical notes
There’s an ocean of expressions for the seafarers among us.
Dec 1: Goldilocks and the three bears
FUN WITH PUNS
Dec 1: Writing dates
Your Questions Answered by FADZILAH AMIN.
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