Hung or Hanged Situation: The screen froze, and the computer pulled back its ears and dug in its heels, refusing to do anything. How should we say it? This was the topic on my class yesterday. Should we say my computer hanged yesterday or my com [...]

Why indeed? Communication is not just sending out information, but receiving it as well. So, you need to speak and listen effective so that you develop a shared understanding of the information going up and down the line. The normal process of co [...]

My thoughts on 'Personality Development Courses' This is a really strange course. Institutes and individuals offer these ‘personality development’ courses that teach you how to knot a tie, how to hold a knife and fork, how to walk, how to smile, [...]

Vocabulary The first point that most of my students raise is almost invariably on vocabulary: “My English vocabulary is poor.” “I need to improve my vocabulary.” “I can’t speak fluently because I don’t have the vocabulary” [...]

Do you need to learn grammar? I say NO. And now I’ll say why. Grammar is a set of rigid rules. It’s very much like concrete. Can you walk in a concrete dress? That’s what it will be like if you focus too much on grammar. In fact, I’ll say [...]

English in India In India, English means more income, smart living, higher status in society…Well, all the good things in life. Sadly, today, if you don’t speak or understand English, you are a doormat, a gutter rat. So, you find more and more p [...]

95% of engineers have poor English Look at what The Economic Times has to say in its August 7 2015 issue: According to AICTE, out of the nearly eight lakh BE/BTech students graduated the previous year, only less than half got jobs through campus [...]

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