REIGNITE TWENTIES
A swift deer standing paralyzed in front of a running vehicle, instead of walking away! It’s a sight to behold, Isn’t it? When a deer sees the lights of an approaching vehicle, instead of running away, it remains frozen. The lights of the vehicle scare the animal so much that it stands paralyzed. Deer have […]
People laugh differently. Some laugh silently, while others tend to guffaw. ‘Homer’ is a Greek poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey, and not the leading character in the well-known television show, ‘The Simpsons’. ‘Homeric laughter’ refers to laughter of the ROFL (Rolling on Floor, Laughing). The individual laughs loudly […]
When you say that the situation that you are in has become ‘intolerable’, what you are suggesting is that it has become unbearable; you find it extremely difficult to deal with. The word can be used with both people and things. For example, when you say that the movie was intolerably boring, what you are […]
Have you ever heard the word PORTMANTEAU. Well, it is a word made by combining two different words and their meanings. Now answer me what two words make up ‘ Pixel’, which is ‘a minute area of illumination on a display screen?’ and what two words make up ‘ Modem’, which is ‘an electronic device that […]
Have you ever heard this word before? Well, When you say that a piece of work is SLIPSHOD, what you’re suggesting is that it is not a well thought out or executed work and is crude and full of mistakes. Let’s take an example, His boss fired him when he gave a slipshod presentation. I […]
Low voltage is a common problem in India — especially during the summer months. When this happens, the tube lights keep flickering, and some of the other bulbs burn rather dimly. The Americans have a term for this dip in voltage — they call it ‘brownout’. Arun never uses any of his electrical appliances during […]
How is the word ‘dotard’ pronounced? When Kim Jong-Un took a jab at Donald Trump by calling him a ‘dotard’, people made a beeline for the dictionary. For several hours, it was the most referred to word in most online dictionaries. The first syllable ‘dot’ rhymes with ‘boat’, ‘coat’ and ‘goat’, and the final ‘ar’ […]
“The writer has nice things to say about your company’s cultural programme.” “That’s to be expected, I guess. He was our former employee.” “Really? He says there was pin drop silence when the CEO’s wife sang. Is that true?” “Of course, not! People were chatting away. By the way, the expression ‘pin drop silence’ is […]
Scholars believe that the expression is based on a true incident. A British officer captured an American hunter who had just shot a crow. In order to humiliate him, the Englishman ordered the American to eat a small portion of the bird. The officer then returned the gun and the bird to the hunter and […]