Posts Tagged ‘proofreading’
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The most important habit you can form is the daily writing habit. Even if you only write a page or two in a day, that’s OK. The important thing is to do it. Eventually, you’ll get there. Some days will be good; some will be not so good. Still sit down to write. It’s important that you have one dedicated time for writing. You might do more, at other times, but make that one time be sacred. It might be first thing in the morning, right after lunch, right after work, or right before bed. Choose a time that you can do every single day, without fail. Dedicate at least 30 minutes to writing … at first. Later, you’ll need at least an hour, preferably two. This will not only improve your writing habit, but also add creativity to your ideas.
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Pass= (1) go across: ‘We passed the place where the accident had occurred.’ (2) move past: ‘He passed his teacher in the hall.’ (3) to come to an end: ‘The water crisis passed.’ (4) be approved: ‘The bill passed the house.’ (5) transmit information: ‘Please pass the information to all of your friends.’
You spend your holidays/a period of time somewhere (Not pass): ‘We spent a lazy afternoon down by the river.’
When pass is used in connection with time, it is usually intransitive: ‘Two weeks passed and there was still no reply.’
In sentences about the passage of time, the subject of pass is always a time phrase: ‘Another five minutes passed and the taxi still didn’t appear.’ This pattern is used mainly in narrative styles.
Pass up = when you give a piece of written work to a teacher, lecturer, etc., you hand it in: ‘All assignment have to be handed in by Monday 3rd October.’
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Pardon = (formal) forgive; the act of excusing a mistake: ‘I’m sure they will pardon the occasional mistake.’
Excuse = give someone permission to stay away from school, work etc., or leave a classroom, meeting etc.: ‘Can I be excused from swimming today please?
I beg your pardon is used (1) to apologize to a stranger because you have bumped into them by accident, sat in their seat by mistake, etc.: ‘I beg your pardon. I didn’t know the table was reserved.’ (2) to politely ask someone to repeat what they have said: ‘Does this bus go to Marble Arch?’ ‘I beg your pardon?’ (3) when someone has said something that makes you feel surprised, shocked, angry etc.: ‘Who’s that woman with long hair?’ ‘I beg your pardon! That happens to be my wife.’
In formal situations, you can use excuse/forgive me instead of I’m sorry: ‘Please excuse me for taking so long to answer your letter.’
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Painful = (1) causing physical or psychological pain: ‘The finger I trapped in the door is still very painful.’ ‘The child wriggled free and gave me a painful kick on the ankle.’ ‘His mischievous behavior brought back lot of painful memories.’(2) causing misery, pain or distress: ‘The painful process of treatment is going on.’ (3) exceptionally bad or displeasing: ‘This movie was painful to watch.’
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Overdue= (1) (of payment) past due; being unpaid by the assigned date or at the scheduled time: ‘The electric bill was two months overdue.’ ‘An overdue installment’
Be/become overdue is used of payments, library books, video films that you have rented etc.: ‘Even if the books are only one day overdue, you still have to pay a fine.’
Expire is used of a license, contract, membership card, etc.: ‘I wanted to pay by visa, but my card has expired.’ ‘I suddenly realized that my driving license had expired.’
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