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“Shoot” is such a simple word. However, it’s really common to hear someone say something like this: Look, the MPSJ officer is so cruel. He shot at the dog, and the dog died! At one glance, the sentence looks perfectly fine but upon closer examination, you’d find that it is not. Before we proceed, . . . → Read More: Oh, Shoot! Who needs respect? Everyone does! However, in order to get that highly regarded respect, you need to earn it, not demand for it. Do you show your respect to your boss, or for your boss? That’s the issue here. (a) respect to If you’re conveying your respect directly to a person, then you use . . . → Read More: Respect “to” or “for” This will be my second posting on punctuation. Read the earlier one here. The first posting shows the importance of correctly positioning or inserting punctuation marks in sentences to avoid confusion and misinterpretations. In this blog, we’re going to look at four more punctuation marks: colon : semi-colon ; exclamation ! quotation ” “ (a) The colon . . . → Read More: More Punctuations Who would think that sports could also be part of the English language? The dictionary defines “sport” as a physical game, competition or activity to keep healthy or for enjoyment. Well, with new types of sports gaining popularity, there must be new words to describe these sports, right? Here are the names of some . . . → Read More: Extreme Sports This is a good example of the phrase “similar but not the same” Both words mean: to be in a place. However, their usage is different. stay (v.) = to be in a place for a short period of time live (v.) = to be in a place permanently or for a much longer . . . → Read More: “Stay” or “live” |
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