37 days ago by Sunil Jose

The word consists of two syllables. The `a’ is pronounced like the `uy’ in `guy’ and `buy’; the `i’ that follows sounds like the `ee’ in `fees’, `bees’, and `sees’. The final `e’ is silent, and the stress is on the second syllable `iv’. This is just one of the ways of pronouncing the word. When you ...

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40 days ago by Sunil Jose

In the context of sports, when you say someone is a dark horse, what you mean is that very little is known about the person’s ability. Since people don’t know how well the individual plays, chances are, he may end up surprising his opponents — he may even end up winning the tournament! *According to ...

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63 days ago by Nathaniel Simmons

Have you ever considered that the fact that you can read this is evidence for God's existence? Let me explain.... You may have heard the famous question: "What came first, the chicken or the egg?" Let me ask a slightly different question. What came first, words or sentences? Perhaps it would be more ...

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72 days ago by sheetzj

Let me start by apologizing for neglecting my blog. Papers and holidays unfortunately take precedence. So today, after the blizzard of yesterday blew through this Midwest town, I was driving to school and I this pick-up truck passed me. Because there are a lot of farmers and pardon the term “redneck ...

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72 days ago by Sunil Jose

Pronunciation: There are different ways of pronouncing this word. The Americans pronounce the `u’ like the `u’ in `cut’, `hut’, and `but’, while the British pronounce it like the `oo’ in `cool’, `fool’, and `pool’. The final `que’, in both cases, is pronounced like the `sk’ in `mask’, `task’, and `f ...

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75 days ago by params

There was a hot news on Indian TV news Channels about Indian Agriculture Minister Mr. Sharad Powar being slapped by a Sikh youth Harvinder Singh in protest of rising inflation on food index. Now as usual we all Indians are in habbit of searching raw videos of breaking news “Sharad Powar slapped by a ...

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81 days ago by Sunil Jose

`Forebear’ is a noun, and `forbear’ is a verb. It is also possible to spell the noun, `forbear’. When used as a noun, the word means `ancestor’; the stress, in this case, is on the first syllable. The word is considered literary. Example: Thiru has every intention of returning to the land of his for ...

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83 days ago by Patrick Durusau

Representing word meaning and order information in a composite holographic lexicon by Michael N. Jones , Douglas J. K. Mewhort. Abstract: The authors present a computational model that builds a holographic lexicon representing both word meaning and word order from unsupervised experience with natura ...

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90 days ago by Sunil Jose

Scintilla means `an extremely small amount’. The first syllable `scin’ is pronounced like the word `sin’, and the second is pronounced like the word `till’. The final `a’ is like the `a’ in `china’, and the main stress is on the second syllable. Example: “I wouldn’t worry if I were you. There isn’t ...

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93 days ago by Sunil Jose

When you say that someone is `chunky’, what you mean is that the person is rather short and heavy. In other words, he is stocky. For example, according to the coach, some of our superstars are chunky. The word is normally used in informal contexts. Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – February ...

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