Englishmylanguage: Learning Prepositions from the News

Englishmylanguage: Learning Prepositions from the News

Learning Prepositions from the News

UK, Canada eye India's nuclear business
Press Trust of India
Sunday, January 18, 2009, (New Delhi)
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090080481

The race among countries for getting nuclear business in India is hotting up with delegations rushing here to discuss opportunities in this field.
While France has already walked away with a contract in the multi-billion dollar industry, high-level delegations from Britain and Canada will be here this week to interact with Indian side to explore possibilities for cooperation in the nuclear field.

Mistakes while making Introductions

Being a Spoken English faculty and a Soft Skills Trainer, I come across a plethora of people.
Different people INTRODUCE themselves differently.

But some errors just creep in every time....

The most glaring one being:
Myself Mr.ABC,...

Please understand that we should not use "myself" for introductions. The better way out is "I am.."
Again, we never address ourselves as "Mr./Ms". We introduce ourselves with just our name.

so,
I am Namrata Arora.....

would sound a proper introduction than

Myself Miss Namrata Arora...

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Capturing Expressions

There are certain expressions we notice on other people's faces and we love to describe them.
Here are a few:

1. GAPE: to look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shocked

2. SMIRK: to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by the other's bad luck or think you are better than other people

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slang word barf...meaning vomit

He had to barf because he drank too much alcohol.

learning English from newspapers

a good newspaper/ tabloid is but a mirror of contemporary English and its usage.

people who feel their Grammar is poor, get hold of your newspapers and markers and start practicing

mark the tenses, singular- plural, prepositions in the paper and then reinvent the rules for yourself ...

common indian errors in English language

i request everyone to share instances when they felt that the speaker might have translated sthg from hindi/punjabi or any other local language to english which resulted in some error

here is one to start with:
HINDI: inse miliye yeh hain Shri Ved Chand. Aap ne is sanstha ke liye......

ENGLISH: meet Mr. Ved Chand. THEY have done ...... for this institution.


NOTE
1. the AAP in hindi does not translate into they in english.
2. the order of phrases or clauses is different in hindi and english.

Why English?

In today’s multi-cultural, multi-linguistic global world, the presence of a common media of communication becomes extremely important. And one such media is the English language. English unites people across the globe, facilitating a smooth exchange not only of ideas and information, but also of goods and services.
Almost all Universities, Institutions and organizations are conducting Examinations and entry-level tests to gauge the candidates ability to communicate in English