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- VS Rao, Vizag.
Q: Sir, please tell the meanings of the follow-
1. Structured and arranged
2. Subservient 3. Admittedly
4. well-groomed 5. Resilient
A: 1. Neatly arranged in a proper order (for
example, from the less difficult to the more
difficult / in a graded manner) so that one
can understand very easily what is so
arranged. (\ lA v -Ja
Ja - n--ux). - G- - --Eo (tribute) - (pay) M. SURESAN
Eg: The matter in the book is neatly
arranged and structured.
2. Subservient = slavish (behaving like a ser-
vant) (All the members of the party are sub-
servient to the leader of the party)
3. Undoubtedly (Eq--)
Eg: He is admittedly the greatest cricketer of
our country.
4. Neat and tidy, and also well-dressed (*
dx , E Vd, , J--v o-
-).
5. Flexible - not obstinate / not rigid (K
d- , d N y
--o).
- Ramachandra Siddhanti, Eluru.
Q: Finance - ---q --E Financial - ----E{--
--E -----o. --C j--?
A: Finance - two pronunciations: a) fainance
(j--q) b) finance (---q). Similarly,
financial is pronounced both ways - a)
fainancial (j---E{-- ) b) financial (--E{--
).
Q: Jamaican Fragments, Dear departed,
Material / spiritual poverty - Please say
the meanings in Telugu, as I am unable to
find them out through the Oxford sic-
tionary.
A: 'Jamaican Fragment' - Title of the writing
(-- ). Dear departed = the dead dears
(--E-- -Eo--). Material poverty,
spiritual poverty - explained a number of
times earlier in this page.
Q: -@-q --E -- -A-J-T -E-a-o- (-- ---E is not always a dam. For example, trying to
-O --v- -E-h-C) --- - --. eradicate diseases like AIDS is also a pro-
A: The boy in jeans and standing with his
back to us - that is my son.
- Malam Shiren Imran, Kothagudem.
Q: Father asked the son, "What does that tell
you?" (DS) - Please say the indirect
speech.
A: Father asked his son what that told him.
Q: He is into money - Either he is interested in
money or to have money. - Is this correct?
A: He is into money = He is interested in
money.
Q: Atmosphere / Weather / Temperature /
Fahrenheit, Project / dam / anicut - Please
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Prima facie --..?
- Shashi K, Hyderabad. A: He and I are right (not 'am' right). When two
Q: Tribute and Pay u Eo
---- N-J-.
A: Something we say or write to
praise or appreciate somebody or
to show your gratitude is 'tribute'.
To express your praise for some-
body is to pay tribute (
- -- p- ,
- the second subject is 'I' so we
- -- x -E, - - - -E.
Eg:We pay tributes to Modi for his Swacch
Bharath programme.
Q: C - n, u -- -.
i. The shop has closed & The shop has been
closed.
ii. Sleuth.
iii. Earlier, I had declared that I would give
a Rs.50,000 crore package to Bihar.
A: i) The shop has closed = the shop has been
closed.
ii) Sleuth = detective. The sleuths of the
CBI have found out the murderer.
iii) --- -- -v-- - -G --j - indicates I beseech him formally / officially
- --x --- -G-%-Cl -E-C-E -
h--E.
- Suryadev Singh Choupal, Rajole.
Q: He and I am present - If it is right, why can't Eg: I request you = -- -N-t-Lo --u-Jnh-o- =
it be said - He or I am wrong. Please
clarify.
He is into money...
explain the words in Telugu.
A: Atmosphere = the mixture of gases around
the earth / any planet.
Weather = the condition of wind, rain and
temperature over a particular area during
the day or at a particular time.
Temperature = the amount of heat in the
atmosphere at a particular place. Fahrenheit
is a unit, like centigrade, used for measuring
temperature. (--g-v-- -- - --vU- x-
h, -Lq-- -p--d.)
Project = any major work which we take up
/ or something great we want to achieve
(- --C- --- p u). A project
ject, just as building a dam across a river is
a project. 'Swatch Bharat' is also a project.
( --C- --- -u--j- project).
A dam is a concrete structure built across a
river, to store water and stopping it from
flowing out wastefully. (F
- - x E- - y- - - -
E-Jt- - - - -i -v- -.- ) A reservoir stores
the water that is stopped by a dam (
F- - -x E- - y-- - - .) The storing part is
called as the reservoir and the stopping wall
is the dam. (
- - - F- - x - %-- - -v- v- -
- -, C- y-E - - -- -E, -v- -
-- - - - x - - E- t--E- o dam - -.
J- - y- - - - - F- - -x E- - y - -- - - .- )
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Q: C
.
- M.V. Suryarao, Visakhapatnam.
- x -
1) L 2) -
or more subjects are joined by 'and', the
3) --h- 4) Q--o--
verb is always plural. He or I am
wrong - Correct. When two sub- A: 1. A lactating mother
jects are separated by 'or / either..or 2. I don't understand the word 'puratalu'
/ neither.. nor / not only but also', 3. Inability
the verb following them agrees 4. Ignore / 'give the cold shoulder'.
with the second subject. Q: C x -
In the subject, He or I am wrong,
-.
1) Prima facie 2) Railway signal
say, 'am wrong'.
3) Shoppe 4) Mall
Q: I would always like to be up and about -
translate this into Telugu. A: 1. Based on the first impression and
accepted correct until proved wrong = -
A: I would always like to be up and about = I
always like to be healthy enough to get out -- ---- --d, -- -u-A-
of bed and move around. (--p- -u ----j- -E- -.
Eg: He is prima facie deceived the company
--, -A- ----E --d ---.)
= the first impressions show that he has
Q: We went to our grandpa's in Munuguru in
deceived the company. It may / may not
2014. - Can we say this?
be proved wrong later.
A: You can.
2) Signals which tell the railway driver
Q: I am to request you / I request you- The first
either to stop or go on.
one indicates that I am willingly requesting
him (d- ) where as the second one 3) Shop which appears to have old time
attraction (---- -{- --o --).
(NC ). 4) A large shopping area free from traffic.
A: I am to request you = According to orders
( --- -- --- --E --
from the authorities I should request you (-N- --- -v-.)
t-Lo --u-Jn---E - --c- --o.)
- Md. Yaseena Begum, Kakinada
I beseech you - but 'I beseech you' is book- Q: C sentence one word substitutes
ish (---u). ---.
1. A person who believes in humanism.
2. A group of people who have been cho-
sen to listen to all the facts in a trial.
3. A person who writes an opera
4. A lover of authors.
Anicut is purely an Indian word = a small
dam built across small streams (narrow 5. A letter or a poem whose writer is
rivers) to control flow of water for agricul- unknown.
tural needs. (Anicut -- -- -x- --. A: 1. A humanist.
--C ----- --v- -- --. -*-o -*-o - 2. Jury
--, --x--E -F-x- -u---E --- 3. A librettist
- -E-y - --f-d.) -
Q: They become busy / They get busy, He 4. No single word for it
get cured / He gets cured -u --..? 5. An anonymous letter (a letter whose
writer is unknown) / an anonymous
poem (a poem whose writer is
unknown).
- N. Bhakthavatsalam, Nellore.
Q: What is the reason to call a COLLEC-
TOR, who is looking after entire district
administration?
A: During the Birtish rule of India, the
important duty of the District Collector
was to collect Revenue tax / tax from
farmers or landlords on the produce /
A: They get busy = They become busy (in
future) ( - -x B- J- - -- - N- - u - h- .) They crop of their lands. So he was called a
are busy - NOW ( - p- - -x B- J- ). She collector those days. Though collectors
now are in charge of the administration
- u- -
get cured - Wrong. She gets cured - also
refers to the future ( - - -- -C). She of a whole district, they are still called
- - -
is cured = She is all right and healthy NOW collectors.
( - - i C- ). He get - isn't this wrong?
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- - -
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- S Vani, Visakhapatnam
Q: Sir, please tell the meanings of the fol-
lowing in Telugu with examples.
Let bygones be.. - L. Vijaya Raju, Vijayawada
Q: Sir, we are thankful to you for giving the
guidance of Spoken English for all stu-
1. Writers block 2. Ombudsman - B. Saikumar Reddy, dents.
not to tolerate - (--/ J--
3. Quintessential 4. Trajectory Chinnapappur i) Its time ii) It's high time iii) It's quite time
n \-
5. Ambivalent 6. Contours Q: - Spoken English Lesson ). iv) It's about time J* -N--J--.
7. Self - Assurance 8. Misgivings '- d ju d - c) Support - Harischandra always A: It's time = It's high time = The time is
9. Criterion Advance Spoken English stood for truth. already past for doing something.
Book C N C.
10. Credentials 3) Point out = show.
( --C)
i) Appearances are deceptive. It's time / It's high time that you bought a
A: 1) Writer's block = An author being M. SURESAN Eg: He pointed out my mistake (He
unable to write a new book, because they
-- '--E t- o bike = You should have bought a bike
d - ii) "Ask and showed my mistake)
are unable to get new ideas ( hG- before now, you haven't yet bought it.
it will be given" E C N-J---. 4) Zen - a) A sect of Buddhism the Japanese
*-, -- , - h h-Eo practice ( x -J - l)
(p E -LqC -).
-E J-nA). A: i) Things may not be what they seem /
appear (Appearances are deceptive can be b) Not worried about anything (E J<
Writers' block = Part of a building for
correct too). d--- - -).
clerks (In India) (C vu
ii) Unless you ask for something it won't be Eg: Be zen (Don't worry) about it and you will
vy u--x, -h E- given.
N). be happy.
Q: Sir, let me know the meanings of following 5. Don't worry about the past.
2) Ombudsman = A person, usually a
words.
lawyer, and with a lot of independence, - Vikranth, Nalgonda
1. As to 2. Stand for
having the power to investigate corruption Q: Sir, please explain the following
and government irregularities. (-h, 3. Point out 4. Zen
5. Let bygones be bygones i) He did not make any reference/ He made
- v-y N-FA, v-- It's time / It's high time you left for school
1) As to = with respect to / about. (J*, no reference.
N-J y-v L-T C-J - = You should have gone to school before
u--- \- -N E- N J-j) ii) Larger than life. now, but you haven't. (\ x
N-h). Eg: As to his wealth, I don't know anything = I A: i) He did not make any reference = He y? p Rx -LqC)
3) Quintessential = Of the best quality or don't know anything about his wealth. made no reference = He did not refer = Q: Idioms - N? Idiomatic expres-
class (h v C) 2) Stand for = a) be an abbreviation for. vh- / C vh-N- sion - N? N -s --
Eg: Lord Sri Rama was the quintessential Eg: The USA stands for the United States of -. T-L?
king - (X- h v C v America, that is the USA is an abbrevia- ii) Larger than life = Looking or behaving A: Idiom = a word group the meaning of
-.) tion for) more interestingly or attractively than others which has no connection with the mean-
4) Trajectory = The path a missile / a rocket b) Tolerate / bear (J-/ -). = (uh) (--- ) -{--, J-*- ing of the words in the group. (B-
/ a satellite travels along. (-o, Usually used with 'not' to mean not to bear / -- p E-, -- -. ).
x, -v- -E _. Eg: Take to heel = run away. (L Cl
p). Here you see there is no con-
He was in ambivalence..
N-J--p, C l v-%-A T
_). nection between run away on the one
hand, and the words, take, to and heel.
Such expressions are idioms. We use
- Priya, Hyderabad - Suma, Warangal idioms in any context. They make our
Q: She is materially/ physically present- Is Q: Do you suspect/ doubt me? - -- - language look natural.
there any difference? --N-? -N--J---. Q: Prefix/ Suffix p--? ----E
A: Both are same. A: Doubt = --. --T-h?
Q: I did see him getting his cycle repaired - Is Suspect = --E- A: Prefixes are sounds which are added
this sentence correct? I doubt his ability to pass the exam = before a word, usually to form its oppo-
A: Correct. pass -. site. (- uA--n a-
Eg: The scientists traced the trajectory of the
Q: i) She will have got/ had her clothes Rama never suspected Sita's character = , - a l).
rocket on the radar.
ironed. Eg: Dislike - here, 'dis' is a prefix, added
5) Ambivalent = Unable to decide which of
QEo --p --/ --E--
ii) She will have been getting/ having her before the word, 'like', to form its oppo-
the two things one should do (C-l)
.
clothes ironed. Do you suspect me? = o -E-h- site.
Eg: He was in ambivalence whether to help
iii) She must have been able to have her Suffixes are sounds which are added at
his friend or not.
o?/ ( p h-o-E/ -E?)
clothes ironed. Please say whether the sen- Do you doubt my words? = - - the end of a word, usually to change its part
6) Contours = The outline of a figure or a tences from, the mentioned above sen- of speech. (- --Eo a-E
thing.
-h-o?
tence, i) to iii) are correct or not.
We suspect a person; we doubt somebody's * a l).
Eg: The contours of the Himalayas (n A: i) She will have got/ have had her clothes words / actions. Eg: Slowly. 'Slow' is an adjective, and by
%A -E- %A). ironed = By a point of time in future, the adding the suffix '-ly' we form its
7) Self - Assurance = Self confidence Q: p--p T.V. h. How can
(t- ironing of her clothes will have been com- adverb.
we say in English?
Ny) plete = N-u- --o --
A: He watches the TV now and then / occa- Similarly, the suffix, '-fy' added to a
Eg: On seeing the police, he lost his self-
noun, changes the noun into a verb.
E, h- Y --E
assurance. C. (p- Y C.) sionally.
Q: Will - would, Shall - should, Can - could, Eg: Beauty - noun (--). If we add the
8) Misgivings = Doubts ii) She will have been getting/ having her
May - might OE Tense (Present - suffix '-fy' it becomes 'beautify' = make
Eg: I have misgivings about our success. clothes ironed = N-u-h --E
Past - Future) --T-h - something look beautiful. (
9) Criterion = Standards (v-, h Y -- C. ).
iii) Future -o --E *a , n- NJ-.
Refer to any good grammar book or a dic-
v-- B--N) A: He says he will come --- -o
Eg: A degree is a criterion for a bank job. h- Y --E C.
tionary. You find a list of prefixes and suf-
Q: She herself washed the clothes/ She (p) h-E. (future from present).
10) Credentials = Qualifications (-|--) fixes, with their meanings and functions.
washed the clothes herself - Please trans- He said that he would come (--o
Eg: I doubt his credentials to hold the job. h-E future from the past) - Q: "How to an edit" of a comprehension -
late into Telugu.
Would, I/ we future from the past.
'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---.. A: She herself washed the clothes = She --.
washed the clothes herself = h- Shall, should (I / we / you / he / she / it / A: I am sorry, I am unable to understand the
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- S. Rudra, Tuni.
Q: It is a tricky question in a tricky situa-
tion. - Explain.
Raise, rise --u --..? - P. Siva Rao, Vijayawada.
Q: What is the meaning of the word 'fellow-
ship' - Please give all meanings of the
A: Difficult to deal with and should be han- - Nandana Srinivasulu, Jewellers have raised the prices of word.
dled very carefully. Adoni. gold ( h- A: Fellowship = Friendly feeling / association
Q: Please say the difference between especially members having the same tastes
Q: Sir, please explain the differ-
-).
Enmity & Hostility. Rise = i) Stand (E--) and interests ( -i h, G--,
ence between the following
A: Enmity = hostility. ii) If something increases on
LT J u o-.)
expressions. Q: *- h-o. DEo Tx-
Q: If you want any help, drop us a mail. its own, then it rises
1) Concerned officer -
Should you want any help, drop us a M. SURESAN
(-). -?
Officer concerned
mail. Eg: Temperatures are rising / gold
2) In addition to - prices are rising (g-v-,
j u l -, -
s 'If' ? -s Should Apart from that - ---o.)
N-J---. A: 1) Concerned officer = worried officer Q: Please explain the following words. Are the
A: 'Should you want any help, drop us a (-- o C-J). Officer con- words synonyms?
mail', is more formal than and not so con- cerned = officer in charge of the matter / i) Incidental - Accidental
versational and common as, 'If you want connected with the matter ( N- ii) Suite - Suit
any help, drop us a mail'. --o C-J.) Revenue matters A: i) Incidental = happening as a minor side
Q: Don't you worry & You don't worry. are taken care of by the Collector who is effect (E-- --j -).
Spoken English lesson - 'don't the officer concerned E -C-* Scars are incidental to surgery (Y-*-q A: He is snapping his fingers.
you worry' E . C vo yL C-J. J-T--p, t O a
? - -- 2) In addition to = Not only that, . . . (E N). - Ch. Venkatesh, Nalgonda.
-s... -v-- Eo ) = Apart from that ( ). Accidental = happening by chance / unex- Q: Sir, I would like to know the Passive form
N-J---. Q: Sir, is there any difference in meaning pectedly (-t-h / -- J of this sentence which was answered in ear-
A: 'Don't you worry', though in the question between the words? - Please explain. --, v-.) lier lesson.
form, is conversational, and can be used 1) Urge - Request 2) Raise - Rise ii) Suite - pronounced 'sweet' a set of rooms for Why is your son not doing home work?
as an assurance. 'Don't you worry', is a person or a family's use for a particular
A: 1) Urge = request strongly (d Nch You answered as 'The teacher asked the
more reassuring than, 'you don't worry'. use. (y E a -J- L = uh -F, J
) parent why his son was not doing the home
Q: Sir, Functional English, Situational 2) Raise = lift something / carry something
--E -F - work'.
English -? y? - u N -x .)
up / increase something (h, Suit = coat and pants of the same colour with But I think - 'Why is home work not being
N? done by your son?' is correct. - Please clari-
A: Functional English = Situational English.
N.) a tie (l -x, l -x -
Eg: He raised his hand ( u-h). fy.
, , N.)
A: Yes. I mistook it for the reader asking me to

*---E Bespeak...?
change it from the direct to indirect speech,
10) Avowed = openly declared and publicly and not a change of voice. The error is
accepted (The government avowed to do regretted.
everything for the poor = the government
openly stated that it will help the poor.) - G. Chiranjeevi, Guntur.
- V.S. Rao, Visakhapatnam. 11) Conflict of interest = A person in a posi-
bother about niceties. (oC od - Q: Sir, please say the following words in
Q: Please tell the meanings of the following tion having the opportunity for using his
h - -- ) English.
words in Telugu with examples. 3) On the offensive = in an attacking mood position for his selfish purposes (-p
1) Nu-
1) Disoriented 2) Niceties (- u--J-). Right from the Nl -h C -NE yn
2) Nu--
3) On the offensive and on the defensive beginning the Indian team was on the offen- v--- --.)
3) p -- --o.
4) Vouchsafe 5) Bespeak sive.
4) Rx ---o.
6) Vis-a-vis 7) Volatile On the defensive = being in a position of
5) p * x-O G--Eo
8) Poignant 9) Outreach justifying oneself ( u- Jn-
--o.
10) Avowed nA --J N- a- J-
n-A .) Having done the wrong 6) ~--v- p-- B---x.
11) Conflict of interest
thing, I was on the defensive. A: 1) & 2) There are no exact words in
12) A win-win situation English for the Telugu words. The par-
4) Vouchsafe = guarantee. I cannot vouchsafe
A: 1) Disoriented = lose a sense of time and ents, brothers and sisters of the wife /
direction (----- ----). The (guarantee) your safety if you go out alone
at night. husband are all called the 'in-laws' - all
shock has disoriented him. relatives by marriage in general are
5) Bespeak = suggest / show (*-). His
12) A win-win situation = a situation in which called 'in-laws'.
words bespeak his character.
neither party is defeated. ({ -o 3) I have already entered into an agreement.
6) Vis-a-vis = face to face, in comparison
4) I am marrying her.
~ x l - J d
with. India's position vis-a-vis Pakistan ----.)
with regard to terrorism = v- N- 5) I have, since then, developed a liking for
, n -p jJ. - S.K. Siraj, Nandavaram. them.
7) Volatile = i) Evaporating very quickly Q: Sir, please clarify my doubts. 6) The injured were taken to hospital.
(y N--uN v N). A pair of Canvas Shoes would cost around - Vikramsingh Adhyay, Nellore.
ii) Unsteady (-- jJ o). Rs.12 and the remaining amount would be
2) Niceties = i) fine distinctions You cannot depend on him, he is very Q: p J-T---o. - Please trans-
enough for me to get Bomdila. (X Class Text
(EP--i/
Eo--i ). volatile. Book) late into English.
ii) the quality of being nice (-- 8) Poignant = causing pity or sorrow (L A: Our footwear is being worn out.
What is the meaning of Bomdila?
p-
- -- ~-). L) A: ' . . . . . the remaining amount would be Q: He gets punished / He is punished - Is
Eg: He is very plain and open and does not 9) Outreach = prove better than / to be greater there any difference?
enough for me to get to Bomdi La' (not get
than (N*--.) He outreached our
'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---.. expectations ( -- N*----
Bomdila). Get to Bomdi La = Reach the
pass (--) called Bomdi La in Arunachal
A: He gets punished = He is punished. He
gets punished may sometimes refer to the
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Q: Sir, Please clarify the following doubts.
1) Why do we write 'number' in short from as
--u-i- -V...Red letter day! - N. Srinivasulu, Adoni.
Q: Sir, please explain the following expres-
sions with examples.
'no'? Why shouldn't we write it as 'num' like - D. Sivani, Hyderabad. i) Gentleman - Gentlewoman
government as 'govt'. (As letters of govt. Q: Cd -. Can we say Gentlewoman?
taken from government whereas 'no'. not.) Q: Sir, can you please explain the - Please translate into English. ii) Taken into account - Taken into confi-
2) Sir, in Hindu Newspaper, I am observing following. A: No correct expression in dence.
words like seeing, wanting etc. Actually the i) Burning one's own boat English. 'Ward of others' envi- A: i) Gentlewoman = A woman of high class
words like see, want are non progressive ii) Red lettered day ous looks' may be taken as a society, polite and honest. However, this
verbs. So is it correct to speak / write non - A: i) Burn your bridges = burn your rough equivalent. is not used as frequently used as 'gentle-
progressive verbs as progressive verbs? (In boats = reach a point of no M. SURESAN - VRY, Guntur. man'. Usually the word 'lady' is used.
present usage) return. ii) Take into account = consider (J---),
Q: C Tx
A: 1) 'No' the abbreviation for number is the Eg: He burnt his boats / bridges by selling not, 'take into confidence'. 'Take into con-
abbreviation of the Italian Numero, such a beautiful house. He can never get
x N-J---.
1. fidence' means, sharing secrets with some-
which means a number / numbers. Just such a house for his means. v x .
one. ( u -J p--,
as 'mister' is abbreviated as 'Mr' with the ii) A very important day that is very special. 2. ** x.
3.
x, We take into confidence.)
first letter and the last letter of the word, His day of marriage with his beloved is a n - - - E x .
Q: Sir, in which context are the following
so is 'Numero' is abbreviated as 'No' red letter day in his life. 4. * x.
words to be used? Genuine - Sanguine
with the first letter and the last letter of Q: Sir, please correct the following sentences 5. y x.
the word. A: Genuine = 1) real and exactly what it
if there is any mistake. 6. Np x.
appears to be (-j). This is genuine cur-
2) Nothing wrong in using seeing, wanting, i) I came here by Monday itself. 7. oC ox x. rency and not counterfeit (M)
etc. What we should not be used is am / is ii) I am not the person concerned/ con- 8. Jh No y x.
/ are seeing. 2) Honest and sincere - A mother has gen-
cerned person. 9. p- x.
Eg: Seeing he was ill, I took him to hospital uine interest in her child. (not pretend-
10. \ x. ed E-i, -/ E.)
(Correct). I am seeing the picture on the
A: 1) Speak lovingly Sanguine = hopeful (-
wall (am seeing - Wrong). I see the pic- - )
ture on the wall (correct). 2) Think well before you talk Q: Sir, please explain difference in meanings
However, 'see' also has another meaning - 3) Understand and then talk of the following words.
meet / visit. With this meaning, it can be 4) Talk good 5) Speak with a smile i) For want of - Due to lack of
used in the form of, 'am / is / are seeing'. 6) Talk with an open heart ii) Due to - Owing to
Eg: He is seeing the doctor today as he is ill. 7) Speak plainly A: i) For want of = Due to lack of. Strictly
('is seeing' here is correct, because it 8) Listen completely and then talk speaking, we don't begin a sentence
means, 'visit'). A: i) I came here on Monday itself 9) Talk without hurting others with 'due to'. Instead we can use, 'for
- S. Rudra, Tuni. ii) Refer to the last lesson. 10) Speak as little as you can lack of. For want of / for lack of (
x) money, he could not continue his

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Q: I 'should' say I liked her / I 'must' say I liked
her. - What is the difference in usage? studies. (It is due to lack of money, he
discontinued his studies / His discontin-
A: I should say = I must say, but I must say is
uing his studies is due to lack of money)
more forceful than I should say.
Q: She is 68. I suppose. - Is this correct?
, 'due to' p 'be' form
- Vikramsingh Adhyay, Nellore.
A: I believe, but I am not sure that she is 68
--. E-- p
years old.
d--- .
Q: Objection over ruled, Objection sustained. ii) We can begin a sentence with 'owing to',
Q: She is a vivacious and entertaining - Please explain the above words. whereas we cannot begin a sentence with
woman. - Explain the meaning.
A: Objection overruled - uEo --a- due to. The meaning is the same.
A: She is active, energetic, cheerful, and capa-
ble of jokes.
ho C u u--h d
-. x G-v- -T vo u- - K. Kanaka Latha, Visakhapatnam.

- Malan Shirin & Imran, Kothagudem. -- -p u-Jh u---, Q: Sir, C - n, ----

vo ---EC -, p u- 3) Permit somebody to do something.
N-J-.
Q: Curry --C/ C/ C - Jh u-----i E Bp y. 1. Spectrum 2. Undercurrent of thought
Please say in English. Eg: I told him to go ahead with his plan.
Objection sustained = u--Eo
( 3. Wanname 4. Matrix
A: The curry is over-fried / overcooked / Jnho vo ---E. v-R- ---x--o--Eo).
5. Fiddle with the machine
being over-fried / over cooked. 4) Said before introducing a new subject /
6. Perception 7. Resilience
- M. Kamu & K. Suri, Peddapappur. changing the topic of conversation. (
Q: Two and two makes/ make four. - Is this A: 1. Spectrum = i) a range of light waves or
correct?
x Eo a-- -- o- p, .)
Q: Sir, please translate the following sen- particles arranged in particular order,
Eg: By the way, did you meet him yesterday
tences into Telugu. depending on their properties, ii) Range.
5) No objection (u- / f-).
1) Night out 2) That is it 2. Undercurrent of thought = Thought of which
Eg: Age is no bar to joining the club (x you are aware, but is there in your mind.
3) Go ahead 4) By the way
3. Not 'Wanname', but, 'Wannabe' = spoken
- f .)
5) No bar 6) Incarnation 6) One of the many lives some religions form of want to be.
7) Grimacing 8) As if believe human beings have / an extreme 4. Matrix = Something that contains some-
9) Allow a discount example of some particular quality thing else / the origin of something.
10) Made him bite the dust 7) Twisting face to show anger / dislike of 5. Fiddle with the machine = i) meddle with
11) In respect of 12) Sermon something / somebody something, ii) waste time.
A: Two and two makes four - Correct. A: 1) Keep awake almost the whole of a night 8) Like, but not so. He behaves as if he were 6. Perception = A person's understanding of
= v E--. very important. something.
Q: x / u / -
Eg: He did night out last night as he was 9) i. A reduction in price, especially when you 7. Resilience = elasticity (ability to move
y. - Please say in English.
preparing for an exam. (-K-~ o-l-- buy in large quantities. ii) Not to be totally back to its original state - rubber, for exam-
A: They laughed philosophically / angrily.
believed ple, is resilient).
Q: Imagine you are/ yourself to be the prin-
u- Eo v \-o.)
10) Defeat somebody
cipal. - Please explain. 2) That is the matter (D A) = That is it.
Eg: He did not come to class today because he 11) About '-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..
A: Imagine you are the principal - Correct. www.eenadupratibha.net
went to a movie. 12) A lecture on morals