As a part of the joint initiative by the Times of India & the Government of Tamil Nadu, our Executive Director Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy addressed various stakeholders on “Combating drug menace through multi-dimensional approach” at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat, earlier in the day. Other dignitaries present include Shri. Dheeraj Kumar Read more…
‘Reign over’ vs. ‘Rein in’ ‘Reign over’ means to rule over something or someone. Ex: The queen reigned over the country for over 3 decades. Reign can be used as a noun (as in the period of rule, rule, power) or as a verb (to possess or exercise power). ‘Rein Read more…
“In spite of” and “Despite” are interchangeable. Both are followed by nouns or noun clauses. Ex: She went to the park in spite of the rain. She went to the park despite the rain. She submitted the designs in spite of the fact that her team did not approve. “Though”, Read more…
What’s with the “extra extra”, “round round” and “red red” adjectives in the English advertisements in India and in our own speech? Some of us are notorious for using duplicate words or two or more superfluous words when we communicate. I think the urge to stress something makes us do Read more…
“I can’t able to understand.” Is the above sentence correct? ‘Can’ and ‘Able’ both refer to ability. You don’t need both the words to convey what you want to. You can say “I can’t understand” or “I am not able to understand”. But use of can and able together is Read more…
Here’s an incorrect sentence we say or hear often in India: “Be rest assured that the work will be done”. What are the correct versions, then? “Be assured that the work will be done”: someone here is asking you to feel assured or in other words, is assuring you that Read more…
“I don’t think so it is a good idea”. Do you think the above sentence is correct? If not, what is the correct form? Correct: I don’t think it is a good idea. They say it is a good idea. I don’t think so. In “I don’t think so”, ‘so’ Read more…
This one eluded me for a while: 1. He alludes to hypocrisy in his poem. 2. The criminal managed to elude capture so long. What’s the difference between allude and elude? In my own words (trying to be as exact as possible): Allude (pronounced as ‘uh-lude’) means make a casual Read more…