Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled by its organizer. Easter Sunday, I suspect. I suggest an event on Wed, March the 30th at 7pm (free) or Sun, April the 3rd at 3.30 (3€).
Happy Easter!
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Friday, 18 March 2016
Our meeting on 27th of March
On 27th of March we meet at 3pm at GPO , going to Dublin Grammar Workshop. Cost is 3 euro.
Please confirm if attending (if you can to confirm)
Please confirm if attending (if you can to confirm)
Monday, 14 March 2016
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Commonly confused words
Homonyms, Homographs, Homophones
"'Mine is a long and sad tale!' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing.
"'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?'"
(Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
There are three kinds of homonyms: those that sound and look alike (bank a slope, bank a place for money, and bank a bench or row of switches); homophones, that sound alike but do not look alike (coarse, course); and homographs, that look alike but do not sound alike (the verb lead, the metal lead)
A homograph is a word that is spelt identically to another word but has a different meaning. You will doubtless be annoyed if you tear your trousers while climbing over a fence. Indeed, you may be so upset that you shed a tear. As you can see, 'tear' and 'tear' are spelt identically, but they are pronounced differently and have entirely different meanings. They are good examples of a homograph. Many homographs are not even pronounced differently.
A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another word, but has a different meaning and a different spelling. If you stand on the stair and stare at the picture, you have a good example of a couple of homophones...
"'Mine is a long and sad tale!' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing.
"'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?'"
(Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
There are three kinds of homonyms: those that sound and look alike (bank a slope, bank a place for money, and bank a bench or row of switches); homophones, that sound alike but do not look alike (coarse, course); and homographs, that look alike but do not sound alike (the verb lead, the metal lead)
A homograph is a word that is spelt identically to another word but has a different meaning. You will doubtless be annoyed if you tear your trousers while climbing over a fence. Indeed, you may be so upset that you shed a tear. As you can see, 'tear' and 'tear' are spelt identically, but they are pronounced differently and have entirely different meanings. They are good examples of a homograph. Many homographs are not even pronounced differently.
A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another word, but has a different meaning and a different spelling. If you stand on the stair and stare at the picture, you have a good example of a couple of homophones...
Commonly confused words
There are many words in the English language that sound the same, but have very different meanings.
Bear feet or bare feet?
A stationery car or a stationary car?
A dessert island or a desert island?
A supermarket isle or a supermarket aisle?
A gorilla soldier or a guerrilla soldier?
Find out how to use these words correctly here.
Bear feet or bare feet?
A stationery car or a stationary car?
A dessert island or a desert island?
A supermarket isle or a supermarket aisle?
A gorilla soldier or a guerrilla soldier?
Find out how to use these words correctly here.
Monday, 7 March 2016
Grammar
Who and Whom
Who is that masked man? (“Who” / subject [subjective case])
The men, four of whom are ill, were indicted for fraud. (“whom” / object [objective case])
Who is that masked man? (“Who” / subject [subjective case])
The men, four of whom are ill, were indicted for fraud. (“whom” / object [objective case])
Punctuation jokes
A teacher writes on a chalkboard the sentence:
"A woman without her man is nothing"
The teacher then asks the boys to punctuate it properly, and they all write:
"A woman, without her man, is nothing"
The teacher asks the girls to punctuate it and they write:
"A woman: without her, man is nothing"
Panda
A panda walks into a caf�. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
"A woman without her man is nothing"
The teacher then asks the boys to punctuate it properly, and they all write:
"A woman, without her man, is nothing"
The teacher asks the girls to punctuate it and they write:
"A woman: without her, man is nothing"
Panda
A panda walks into a caf�. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
Jokes
English might be the most widespread language in the world but there’s still no ham in hamburger, no egg in eggplant and neither pine nor apple in pineapple.
Why did the boy eat his homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake.
Why is the number six so scared? Because seven eight nine!
If the plural of man is always called men, why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen?
If vegetarians eat vegetables then what on earth do humanitarians eat?!
Some writing tips:
Why did the boy eat his homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake.
Why is the number six so scared? Because seven eight nine!
If the plural of man is always called men, why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen?
If vegetarians eat vegetables then what on earth do humanitarians eat?!
Some writing tips:
- Exaggeration is a trillion times worse than understatement.
- Rhetorical questions, who needs them?
- When writing in English, contractions shouldn’t be used.
- Stop using exclamation marks!!!
Pronunciation
22 Common Words You’re Probably Pronouncing Wrong
Close vs. Clothes
It can be a little difficult to fit that “th” sound in there, so a lot of people just skip it entirely. If you have trouble with this one, don’t worry–after a few tries, you’ll get the hang of it.
Close vs. Clothes
It can be a little difficult to fit that “th” sound in there, so a lot of people just skip it entirely. If you have trouble with this one, don’t worry–after a few tries, you’ll get the hang of it.
Phrases and idioms
He did good vs. He did well.
Use “well” as an adverb (words used to describe verbs) and “good” as an adjective (words used to describe nouns). For example:
Use “well” as an adverb (words used to describe verbs) and “good” as an adjective (words used to describe nouns). For example:
- The dog runs well
- He is a good dog
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