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 | All about myths: Grammar nazis may not like the term 'poetic license' but it is not wrong to use itDouble negatives are two negative words used in the same sentence with the purpose of turning thought into positive | |
 | Asst VP to a storyteller, Aditi Dewra uses teabags and chewing gum to tell artsy talesAditi uses simple everyday objects like tea bags, chewing gum and urges people to look at them defiantly through her creations
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 | Broadway Dance Center faculty member Eric Campros has seen the world but here's why he thinks India is specialChoreographer and dancer Eric John Campros will be in Hyderabad for a workshop. And in a chat, we realise there is so much more to the dancer than his art
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 | CanvasSutra, a 22-year-old's brainchild to create art and help dogsA lot of persuasion and thought later, Somyajula put up her art on Facebook and has been on a roll ever since, taking requests for designs on paper or canvas
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 | Complexity vs simplicity: English should not be taught like any other subject but as a life skillWhen we write we should not use run-on sentences as readability is affected. If we find long sentences we should break them into shorter units in order to enhance readability | |
 | Confusing word pairs: Certain English words may have similar meaning but not the exact same meaningWhat is the difference in meaning between these two words? ‘Weather’ is what happens for a short term and ‘climate’ is over the longer term | |
 | Coping with long prepositions: Where to use words and phrases like 'notwithstanding', 'under wraps' and moreWhat is the difference between ‘cause of’ and ‘cause for’? Most learners of English are unsure whether the word ‘cause’ is followed by the preposition ‘of’ or ‘for’. Both the prepositions can be used | |
 | Crooning for climate change: Mohan Kannan's next is a song based on an issue concerning all of usMohan Kannan, the vocalist of the band Agnee, was an alumnus of XIMB and is the singer of India's first song on climate change. In a chat, he talks about the song, Bollywood music and more | |
 | Dear Sreeram and Co, here's why your Young Achiever's Matrimonial ad made me want to hit my headBecause, what other job do the IIT/IIM hudugas and hudagis of Bengaluru have other than picking partners like cauliflowers at a marriage market meet on International Youth Day? | |
 | Debunking grammar myths: You can split infinitives and it's not grammatically wrongTraditional grammarians (prescriptivists) say that infinitives should not be split, but to split them is very common in writing of all kinds | |
 | Did you know that Gandhi once considered writing as a career?We spoke to Tushar Gandhi and Rajmohan Gandhi to find out more about him developing an interest in writing and the English language | |
 | Digital India, really? Only one in four adults use Internet in India78 per cent of adults in India do not own a smartphone and a whopping 80 per cent of the population in the country have no clues about Facebook or Twitter | |
 | Do you understand the word 'Budget' and the different ways in which it is used?Budget is a word which we use constantly, but are we really aware of all the collocations? | |
 | Don't want my poems to be taught in a flawed education system: Balachandran ChullikkaduThe poet from Kerala was appalled with how lightly corrections and basic spelling and grammar are dealt with in the education system | |
 | Eleven-year-old YouTuber Mishkkaa lets the cat out of the bag, talks about taking on trollsMishkaa used the platform to talk about subjects that appeal to children and also make awareness videos on how children can keep themselves safe from lurking dangers
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