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Salaam, Everybody, Let’s see if you can correct the following sentences 1. As I was busy, so I could not attend your call. 2, You had better to consult an eye specialist. 3. None of his parents liked him to marry that girl.. 4. I would help you if I can. 5. He did not […]
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS FEBRUARY 2019 Read More »
Welcoming the New Year Salaam, Everybody, Welcome to 2019. Let’s take a look back at the issues that we covered during the last year. Our attention has been focused mainly on vocabulary To enrich your vocabulary I suggested reading an English newspaper regularly. I hope at least some of you have been following
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Salaam, Everybody, Let’s study some important uses of the word MAY. In grammar MAY is known as a Modal Verb. But here, as you know, we always discuss usage, not grammar. Here are some of the main uses of the word : 1. May I take this chair ? ( asking permission ) 2.
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS DECEMBER 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, Thanks for your response to the assignment I gave you last night. I hope you have seen my comments / corrections. It was quite embarrassing to see that some of you didn’t use capital letters where necessary. These things are taught at school. Let me remind you that names of persons and places
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS NOVEMBER 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, Thanks to my “jigar,” Zafar Niazi for handling your questions efficiently. I usually turn to other things after writing my post. I can see your comments and questions around 10 pm, or in the morning. Nice of Zafar to take over my job in my absence. For those of you who are
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS OCTOBER 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, Back to the history of my English posts. When I said grammar CANNOT teach English, there was an uproar of protest from my readers. Only Zafar Niazi agreed with me. I said to the protesters, ” If you could learn Urdu and your mother tongue without learning their grammar, why not English? “
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS SEPTEMBER 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, UN is a very commonly used Prefix. Like IN , it usually means ‘not’. For instance : Your offer is unacceptable for me. unacceptable ( un+acceptable ) = not acceptable. 2. I was unable to reach the office in time. unable ( un+able ) = not able 3. The heat these days
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS AUGUST 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, Some Idiomatic uses of the Verb MAKE : 1.I don’t need a bigger table. I can make do with this small one.. ( make do = manage with available resources ). 2. The loss is too big to make good. ( make good = recover / compensate for ) 3. I could make
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS JULY 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, A Sweet Souvenir from my Sweet son, Prof Muhammad Akram Ali Malik, GCU, LAHORE – 17 JUNE 18 Salaam, Everybody, Welcome back to business. I did intend to have a weekly class around 4 pm every Sunday during Ramazan ul Mubarak , but found it difficult. We were studying Phrasal Verbs and Idiomatic
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS JUNE 2018 Read More »
Salaam, Everybody, CHOOCHOO ART My grand-daughter Aliza Amjad, a student of Class Six, has a superb talent for making cute little decoration pieces from cardboard, coloured paper , glue and water colours etc. The picture shows her latest creation, a gift for my work table . I call her Choochoo, and her creations CHOOCHOO
MY FEELINGS,MY EMOTIONS ,MY THOUGHTS AND MY WORDS MAY 2018 Read More »