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A slip of the thumb: A slip of the thumb is an unintentional mistake made while texting or e-mailing from a hand held device, resulting in embarrassing or funny consequence. You could either send the text or e-mail to the wrong person because of a slip of the thumb or may have mistakes in spellings … Continue reading
Troll: One meaning of troll is of course, the monster who lives under a bridge and eats goats. J But here’s the new meaning, in the context of the Internet. It’s an Internet slang. A troll is one who deliberately makes provocative comments on virtual message boards with the intention of causing maximum disruption and … Continue reading
going viral: An audio/video clip, an image, or a webpage that gains rapid popularity by being shared repeatedly by many users on the Internet is described as going viral. Viral videos are usually some comic clips, or songs/performances with a hook. At times, even video clips of some gaffe by politicians or celebrities go viral. … Continue reading
ecotistical: eco-friendly Businesses and products that are environmentally aware and actively advertise their green credentials are ecotistical. See how it is used in this article on a ecotistical coffee shop that relentlessly advertises its eco-friendliness. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/apr/04/downwithecotisticalsandwich And here’s a link to products that describe themselves as ecotistical: http://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/ecotistical-toys-teaching-the-next-generation-about-sustainability-one-toy-
To make requests sound polite and non-imposing, we commonly use modals like ‘could’ or ‘would’, and put the requests in question forms. Could you …………………………, please? Could you possibly …………………………? I wonder if you could …………………………………………….. You couldn’t ………………………………………………………., could you? Do you mind …………………………………………………………? I’m hoping you can ………………………………………………………… If you don’t mind, could … Continue reading
Blamestorming: Blame + brainstorming Blame storming is a method of collectively finding someone to blame for a goof up for which no one is willing to confess to. Unlike brainstorming, which allows you to generate ideas and solve a problem, blamestorming has more to do with office politics and public relations than problem solving. It’s … Continue reading
Going commandtoe: Wearing shoes without socks. Shoes, mind it! Not open toed sandals or flipflops with which socks are not to be worn anyways. You go commandtoe either because it’s hot and you want to air your toes or because you’re just lazy! 😛
stay + vacation. If you choose to stay home for vacation instead of going somewhere, (may be to a beach or mountains or another city) you are on staycation. Being on staycation doesn’t necessarily imply dearth of entertainment. You could catch up on your reading or spend more time with the kids. You could walk … Continue reading
We do not use ‘in front of’ to mean ‘across a road/river/room.’ We use ‘opposite’ for that. In American English, ‘across from’ is also used for this purpose. Example: There’s a shop opposite my house. ‘in front of’ is used often to imply the opposite of ‘behind’ [location]. Example: The woman in front of me … Continue reading
THAT should be used to introduce a restrictive clause. WHICH should be used to introduce a non-restrictive or parenthetical clause. A restrictive clause is one which is essential to the meaning of a sentence – if it’s removed, the meaning of the sentence will change. Example: The book that you gave me last night has several pages missing. Can … Continue reading
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