Many cultures find that English might possibly be one of the most difficult languages to learn. Not in fact, for its words, but for the fact that it has so many unusual and contradictory rules. Just looking over an English study book will tell you that so many odd ifs and buts apply to so many words that it is enough to drive one crazy. I am not joking, once even playwright George Bernard Shaw was so upset about the illogical spelling of English words that he left money in his will to pay for the creation of a new alphabet (which came out in the early 1960s, but which never caught on). I too went crazy while searching such oddities and complexities of English language which forced me to collect them for my own entertainment. And what a wonderful tool INTERNET proved to be, because without which it would have never been possible for me to come to an idea to collect these wonderful and thrilling oddities in the form of a book. Originally this book is having two major parts i.e. Engliah-Vinglish and Math-Bath, but due to certain technical glitches at the end of Matrubharti the later part i.e. Math-Bath is separated and only English-Vinglish is presented here. However, if the eager readers wish to have both the parts i.e. book as a whole it is advised to have this complete book from BLUEROSE PUBLICATION NEW DELHI OR FROM AMAZON, FLIPKART.
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ENGLISH VINGLISH - 1
CHHATRA PAL VERMA PREFACE Many cultures find that English might possibly be one of the most difficult languages to Not in fact, for its words, but for the fact that it has so many unusual and contradictory rules. Just looking over an English study book will tell you that so many odd ifs and buts apply to so many words that it is enough to drive one crazy. I am not joking, once even playwright George Bernard Shaw was so upset about the illogical spelling of English words that he left money in his will to pay for the ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 2
( 2 ) Some other reasons to be grateful if you grew up speaking English: 1.The bandage was wound the wound. 2.The farm was used to produce, produce. 3.The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4.We must polish the Polish furniture. 5.He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6.The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 7.Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8.At the Army base, a bass was painted on the head of a bass drum. 9.When ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 3
( 3 ) Murdering English Language 1.Principal to student... “I saw you yesterday rotating near a girl's hostel pulling 2.“Class teacher once said: “Pick up the paper and fall in the dustbin!” 3.“Once a Hindi teacher said. “I’m going out of the world to America.” 4.“Don’t try to talk in front of my back”. 5.“Don’t… laugh at the backbenches. otherwise teeth and all will have fallen down”. 6.It was very hot in the afternoon when the teacher entered. She tried to switch the fan on, but there was some problem. and then she said “why is the fan not ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 4
( 4 ) SOME FUNNY WORDS ENGLISH HAVE Abibliophobia : The fear of running out of reading Absqua Absquatulate : To leave or abscond with something. Anencephalous : Lacking a brain. Argle-bargle : A loud row or quarrel. Batrachomyomachy: Making a mountain out of a molehill. Billingsgate : Loud, raucous profanity. Bloviate : To speak pompously or brag. Blu Blunderbuss : A gun with a flared muzzle or disorganized activity. Borborygm : A rumbling of the stomach. Boustrophedon : A back and forth ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 5
( 5 ) OXYMORON The Webster Dictionary defines oxymoron as “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words”. Oxymoron can used for dramatic effect, for example: Hell’s Angels and deafening silence. They can also be comical, such as in civil engineering. Oxymoron is a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.” on the other hand, these are expressions composed of words that are not inherently mutually exclusive but express an opinion that the two cannot occur together, usually for satirical intent. Examples of Oxymoron A ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 6
( 6 ) PARADOX A paradox is a statement that may seem absurd or contradictory but yet can be or at least makes sense. Paradoxes are often contrary to what is commonly believed and so play an important part in furthering our understanding in literature and everyday life, or they can simply be an entertaining brain teaser. Paradox is a statement or a group of statements, oxymoron is a combination of two contradictory terms. Paradox is apparently a true statement that leads to a situation that defies intuition. In simple words, Paradox is considered to be an action that ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 7
( 7 ) Signs and Symbols, used in English Language What is the origin of various symbols used in and when is the use of each appropriate? Here’s a guide to twelve common signs, including how they developed and in which contexts they are used or avoided. & (Ampersand) The ampersand was, at least until well into the nineteenth century, treated as the twenty-seventh letter of the alphabet, but its star has fallen, so that now it is used only informally except in registered names of businesses (“Ay, Bee & See Inc.”), which should be written as rendered; a ...Read More
ENGLISH VINGLISH - 8 - LAST PART
( 8 ) RIDDLING ENGLISH If you earn a score of 25, you are average, 50 Good’ 75 Very and 90 and above Outstanding. Note: Answers of these Riddles are given at the end Of English Vinglish part- R. 1 What flies without wings? R. 2 What has a ring, but no finger? R. 3 What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it? R. 4 How many seconds are there in a year? R. 5 What can be seen in the middle of March ...Read More