Current English: A Guide for the User of English in IndiaOxford University Press, 2001 - 183 Seiten Current English: A Guide for the User of English in India identifies English expressions used by Indians and provides the correct Standard English from when necessary, as well as numerous tips on style, and the origin of terms. |
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... action taken by the central government ( in the wake of the Ayodhya incidents ) as action taken ' after the horses had bolted the stable ' . Skilful writers do of course adapt quotations ( and proverbs ) to match the tenor of their ...
... action taken by the central government ( in the wake of the Ayodhya incidents ) as action taken ' after the horses had bolted the stable ' . Skilful writers do of course adapt quotations ( and proverbs ) to match the tenor of their ...
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... action . ( Parker feared heavy British losses . ) But Nelson who knew better , was determined to go ahead . He put his telescope to his right eye ( which had been blinded in an earlier action against the French ) and said that he could ...
... action . ( Parker feared heavy British losses . ) But Nelson who knew better , was determined to go ahead . He put his telescope to his right eye ( which had been blinded in an earlier action against the French ) and said that he could ...
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... action . I have written the Civil Service Exam . The results are not yet out ; the speaker expects to see his name in the list of successful candidates . Supposing the results are out and his name is not there . He will say : Well , I ...
... action . I have written the Civil Service Exam . The results are not yet out ; the speaker expects to see his name in the list of successful candidates . Supposing the results are out and his name is not there . He will say : Well , I ...
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adjective adjective form adverb agreement alternative American asked associated auxiliary British English called cliché collocations common considered construction contexts correct form curate's egg D.H. Lawrence Deccan Herald Dictionary discussed distinction earlier English Usage example expression fact flabbergasted Fowler give given grammar head noun Hobson-Jobson idioms if-clause Indian English Indian Parliament indicate Kannada language look luggage main clause meaning meet metaphors modifier negation negative noun phrase object one's Oxford oxymoron past perfect person pleonasm plural form positive possible predicate preposition pronoun question quote Raja Rao Rajya Sabha reason reference relative clause Sabha seen sense sentence singular situation someone speak speaker split infinitive Standard English structure suggestion superlative Supposing talk tautology tell tense term thing user of English usually verb Viv Richards word writer