Monday, August 12, 2013

Mind Your "Lingua"

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Language as a system of communication consisting of sounds, words and grammar, is human-specific i.e. it is basically about humans.One major fact about language is that , though it is dynamic, its changes must be based on strict observance and adherence to linguistic rules. Whenever languages are in contact, interference is bound to occur at all levels of linguistic description.The ability of an individual to be aware of this interference and not blunder grammatically marks him as having the mastery of the language.






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Did you know?

...that it is wrong to say "you can be rest-assured" - You can rest-assured (Correct)


...that the word "flourescent" is wrongly spelt -  Fluorescent (Correct)


...that it is wrong to say "He is a matured man" -  He is a mature man  (Correct)


...that it is wrong to say " I can read it off-head"  -  I can raed it off-hand (Correct)


The word for now-  Iconoclast: A person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions

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