Know Your English

By L. Raghavan

The book ‘Know Your English’ deals with general rules in English Grammar, Etymology of English words that we use in our day to day life. It gives a list of commonly confused words with solution to the same.

The main focus of the book is the correct usage of English Language with regard to Grammar, Abbreviations with suitable examples. It also deals with formation of Answers in connection with “do, did & does” and some common idioms of day to day and redundancies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Release date: Apr 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9789384878764

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PART - I

KNOW YOUR ENGLISH

1

E.g. [Example]

e.g. is the abbreviated form of exempli gratia. This is from Latin.

In Latin exempli gratia means ‘for example’.

In English we are using the shortened form ,taking the first letter of these two words.

e.xempli g.r atia

2

Postpone –Advance

The opposite [antonym] of ‘Postpone’ is ‘Advance’.

Some people use ‘Prepone’. It is wrong. There is no

such word in English Language.

3

Inquiry-Enquiry

‘Inquiry’ and ‘Enquiry’ both are not different. Both mean the same.

They have the same meaning.

He enquired.

He inquired.

4

Used to

We must use used to only to refer ‘dis continued habits.’

[Past habits]

Example:

a) I used to get up at 5 o’clock when I was in Delhi.

Now,I am not in Delhi. Also, I am not getting up at 5 o’clock.

b) He used to come late when he was in Class-IX.

Now, he is not coming late. Also ,he is not in Class-IX.

5

Q

The letter ‘Q’ is always followed by ‘U’.

Quite

Quality

Quarter

Queen

Quit

Quick

Quiet

6

N.B

[nota bene]

‘N.B’ comes from Latin. In Latin language it means ‘note well ‘ .

We are using the first letter of each word .

In English language it [N.B] is used in the same sense.

Pay attention

Take notice.

It is mostly used in legal Papers. It is given to draw the attention of the readers.

7

Advise-Advice

Advise [s] – is used as Verb

Advice [c]- is used as noun

Examples:

I advised him [Verb]

This is my advice to you. [Noun]

8

Hang

The verb ‘hang’ has two past tenses and two past participles.

Hanged -------- For Persons Hung --------For things

Say:

The criminal was hanged.

Don’t say:

The criminal was hung.

Say:

I hung my shirt.

Don’t say:

I hanged my shirt.

9

DOT[.]

i & j

The dot [ . ] above the letters ‘i’ and ‘j’

Is known as ‘Superscript dot’.

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10

Beat [Verb]

‘Beat’ is the only verb which has the same ‘present tense form’ and ‘past tense form’.

The pronunciation is also the same.

Some pronounce the Past tense

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excellent book it is n easy to understand in a simple way