Today's word of the day is:

con·tig·u·ous adjective.

1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

2. Neighboring; adjacent.

3.a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.

  b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

Just in case you don't already know this, homonyms are words that are both spelled and pronounced the same, but may have different meanings.

Here are a few examples:

Bat - that cylindrical-shaped piece of wood used to beat up people :devil:, and to play baseball;

And that creepy flying mammal that is associated with vampires :vampire:.

Fine - of high quality, for instance, when you say: "Damn, that girl has a fine....uhm....dress! :wacky:";

It also means penalty (no, I'm not talking about football ) or financial punishment.

Tell me what homonyms you know?

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* المصطلح الاول : monkeyshines بمعنى القيام بحيل او عمل احمق

والمصطلح مأخوذ من منظر القرود عندما تلاحق احدها الاخر وتجر ذيل احدها الاخر ويسرقون الطعام ويقومون بالحيل

The teacher told the students to stop those monkeyshines right now and study

المعلم اخبر الطلاب ان يكفوا عن هذه الاعمال الحمقاء ( اللعب) ويدرسوا

* المصطلح الثاني : monkey around بمعنى التسكع بدون وجود هدف او غاية

my friend is spending the day monkeying around with his car

صديقي يمضي النهار في التسكع بسيارته

The teacher warn a student not to monkey around with a valuable piece equipment

المعلم حذر الطالب ان لايتسكع ومعه قطعه ثمينة من المواد

* المصطلح الثالث : monkey business اي الاعمال التي تجري بصورة سرية وغالبا هي غير قانونية كاتفاقات الاحتيال والغش والسرقة

A news report says that there is a monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payment from builders

تقرير اخباري يعلن ان هناك صفقة احتيال تتعلق ببناء المطار الجديد بوجود بعض المسوؤلين الذين يحصلون على اموال سرية من البنائين

* المصطلح الرابع : make monkey اي يسخر من شخص ما او يجعل من شخص ما اضحوكة

They make monkey out of the poor man

انهم يسخرون من الرجل الفقير

some people make monkey out of themselves when acting foolish

    An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example "bad" is an antonym of "good".

    Antonym Examples:

    Achieve – Fail

    Idle – Active

    Afraid – Confident

    Ancient – Modern

    Arrive – Depart

    Arrogant – Humble

    Ascend – Descend

    Attack – Defend

    Blunt – Sharp

    Brave – Cowardly

    Cautious – Careless

    Complex – Simple

    Compliment – Insult

    Crazy – Sane

    Crooked – Straight

    Decrease – Increase

    Demand – Supply

    Destroy – Create

    Divide – Unite

    Drunk – Sober

    Expand – Contract

    Freeze - Boil

    Full – Empty

    Generous – Stingy

    Giant – Dwarf

    Gloomy – Cheerful

    Guilty – Innocent

    Hire – Fire

    Include – Exclude

    Individual – Group

    Innocent – Guilty

    Knowledge – Ignorance

    Liquid – Solid

    Lonely – Crowded

    Major – Minor

    Marvelous – Terrible

    Mature – Immature

    Maximum - Minimum

    Noisy – Quiet

    Optimist - Pessimist

    Ordinary – Extraordinary

    Partial – Complete

    Passive – Active

    Permanent – Unstable

    Plentiful – Sparse

    Positive – Negative

    Powerful – Weak

    Praise – Criticism

    Private – Public

    Problem – Solution

    Professional – Amateur

    Profit – Loss

    Quality – Inferiority

    Random – Specific

    Rigid – Flexible

    Segregate – Integrate

    Shame – Honor

    Simple - Complicated

    Single – Married

    Stiff – Flexible

    Strength – Weakness

    Sturdy – Weak

    Sunny - Cloudy

    Superb – Inferior

    Temporary – Permanent

    Timid – Bold

    Toward – Away

    Tragic – Comic

    Transparent - Opaque

    Triumph – Defeat

    Union – Separation

    Unique – Common

    Upset – Stabilize

    Urge – Deter

    Vacant – Occupied

    Vague – Definite

    Vertical – Horizontal

    Villain – Hero

    Visible - Invisible

    Wax - Wane

    Wealth – Poverty.

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I mean, for example, could we say 'he looks very elegant in his suit'? I think it is much more likely to utilise 'smart' in this case as we are talking about someone how has very neat, clean and sharp clothes. I think 'elegant' has a slightly different sence to it. Perhaps it is more common to use this with females s 'elegant' can mean graceful in appearance and there is an implication that women are more graceful than men. What do you think? I think 'smart' is more usually employed with clothing.

Any comments would be much appreciated. Many thanks and have a great week. Mark

I would like the best  French - English translator.

Can you help me?

Best regards

Which English dictionary you use?

In India there are some local dictionaries  also which are useful for English words used in India only.

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"U and non-U English usage, with "U" standing for upper class, and "non-U" representing the aspiring middle classes, was part of the terminology of popular discourse of social dialects (sociolects) in Britain in the 1950s. The different vocabularies can often appear quite counter-intuitive: the middle classes prefer "fancy" or fashionable words, even neologisms and often euphemisms, in attempts to make themselves sound more refined ("posher than posh"), while the upper classes in many cases stick to the same plain and traditional words that the working classes also use, as, confident in the security of their social position, they have no need to seek to display refinement."

I actually find this quite interesting, coming from the perspective of one who loves nineteenth-century English, in which the upper class were constantly adding new words, particularly of French origin, or using established ones from French, Latin, Greek, etc.  I would have thought the middle and lower classes would use the simpler words. 

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Since my native language doesn't have silent letters it is sometimes hard to remember when to pronounce a letter in a word.Has anyone else encountered a similar hardship?

Concrete examples include:

- Talk; do you pronounce the  L?

- Herb; do you pronounce the H?

-Wrist; do you pronounce the W?

-Receipt; do you pronounce the P?

P.S. Is it correct to say the L or just L? 

What does "overreacher" mean here? 

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Thanks for cooperation! 

I'll be happy to help with anything English, too.

Sincerely,

Julia

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Fill in the blanks from the passage using the words from the word bank. Use each word once.

WORD BANK: 

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Asking for things in English doesn't need to be stressful. Just remember some key phrases, and you'll be able to deal with most situations smoothly and confidently!

(Hello.) Can / Could I have ….. please? (Falling intonation)

(Good morning.) Can / Could you give / get me ….. please?

(Good evening.) A table for two, please.

Interrupting people to ask them for something

Excuse me…

…. Do you know if…?

…. Do you have…?

…. Do you accept …. (credit cards)?

…. Is this the right way for…. (the Post Office)?

…. Could you tell me if …. (there's a Post Office near here)?

In more formal situations

Excuse me…

…. Would you mind …. (keeping an eye on my luggage?)

…. I wonder if you could …. (move your suitcase a little.)

Responding to questions

You ask for something, then the person you have asked needs more information. He or she asks you a question. If you haven't expected this, you can "play for time" – say something to give you time to think. Say something like "Oh", "Ah", "Um", or "Er" to give you a second or two to formulate an answer. Remember, complete silence makes the other person feel uneasy!

You: "Two tickets to Glasgow, please."

Clerk: "Single or return?"

You: "Um, return please. We're coming back tomorrow."

(You are at the bureau de change)

Clerk: How would you like your money?

You: Oh, er, three tens and a five, please.

You: "Hello. Can I have a leaflet about London museums, please."

Clerk: "Sure. Anything else?"

You: "Um, do you have any information about musicals?"

Tips

When you ask someone for something, or you ask them to do something for you, it is essential to be as polite as possible. Here are some ways that you can be polite.

Say hello

A "hello" and a smile go a long way! Say "hello" at the beginning of your request.

"Hello. (I'd like) a travel card, please."

In more formal situations, you can say "Good morning", "Good afternoon" or "Good evening". (Remember, we only say "Good night" if we're saying "Good bye" at the end of the day.)

"Good evening. We've booked a table for four."

Remember "please" and "thank you"

"Please" normally goes at the end of the sentence:

"Two tickets please."

"Can you give me directions to Oxford Street, please."

Say "thank you" after you have received something:

"Here's your change."

"Thank you."

You can use "Yes, please" or "No, thank you" in response to a question:

"Would you like salad with your pizza?"

"Yes, please" or "No, thank you."

Say "excuse me"

If you ask someone who is doing something else, remember to say "excuse me":

"Excuse me, do yo have this dress in a smaller size?" (In a shop)

"Excuse me, do you know where the nearest bank is?" (On the street)

Structure of an example conversation

1. Clerk greets you

(Good morning.) How can I help you?

What can I do for you?

2. You ask for something

Hello. I'd like some information about…

Can I have….

Three stamps for Europe, please.

3. Clerk asks you a question

Single or return?

Air-mail or surface mail?

4. You answer

Oh, er, single thanks.

Um, let me see. Air-mail please.

5. Clerk asks you if you need anything else

Will that be all?

(Is there) anything else?

6. You answer

Ah, actually I'd also like…

No, that's it thanks / thank you.

• to, too and two
• fair and fare
• poor and pour
• your and you're