ENGLISH VINGLISH - Novels
by CHHATRA PAL VERMA 
in
English Anything
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 ...Read Morean 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
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CHHATRA PAL VERMA PREFACE 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. ...Read Morelooking 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
( 2 ) Some other reasons to be grateful if you grew up speaking English: 1.The bandage was wound around the wound. 2.The farm was used to produce, produce. 3.The dump was so full that it had to refuse ...Read Morerefuse. 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
( 3 ) Murdering English Language 1.Principal to student... “I saw you yesterday rotating near a girl's hostel pulling cigarettes?” 2.“Class teacher once said: “Pick up the paper and fall in the dustbin!” 3.“Once a Hindi teacher said. “I’m ...Read Moreout 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
( 4 ) SOME FUNNY WORDS ENGLISH HAVE Abibliophobia : The fear of running out of reading material. Absqua Absquatulate : To leave or abscond with something. Anencephalous : Lacking a brain. ...Read More: 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
( 5 ) OXYMORON The Webster Dictionary defines oxymoron as “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words”. Oxymoron can be used for dramatic effect, for example: Hell’s Angels and deafening silence. They can also be comical, such as in ...Read Moreengineering. 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
( 6 ) PARADOX A paradox is a statement that may seem absurd or contradictory but yet can be true, or at least makes sense. Paradoxes are often contrary to what is commonly believed and so play an important ...Read Morein 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
( 7 ) Signs and Symbols, used in English Language What is the origin of various symbols used in English, and when is the use of each appropriate? Here’s a guide to twelve common signs, including how they developed ...Read Morein 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
( 8 ) RIDDLING ENGLISH If you earn a score of 25, you are average, 50 Good’ 75 Very Good and 90 and above Outstanding. Note: Answers of these Riddles are given at the end Of English Vinglish part- ...Read More1 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
