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English - Only in Malaysia

By LYNNE MCGREADY Allow me to begin this article by defining the word “mistake.” Mistake - “An error or fault resulting from defective judgm...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 8 Jul, 2009

English - A fine balance

BALANCE pervades our everyday lives. Commerce is driven by a balance of supply and demand. What if population growth outstrips food supply, ...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 3 Jul, 2009

English - Call of nature

By GRANT BARRETT Editorial director of Wordnik http://www.wordnik.com Bodily functions are a rich source of English slang, so naturally, we ...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 1 Jul, 2009

English - Rise to the occasion

When the teacher enters the classroom, is it correct for the monitor to say “rise up class, good morning Miss Wong”? 2. Are these sentences ...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 25 Jun, 2009

English - None was or were?

By FADZILLAH AMIN Which is the correct answer for each of the sentences below? Can you explain why? a) Don’t drink the water unless it (is ...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 21 Mei, 2009

English - Line up the little words

LINE – “a long thin mark on the surface of something” (CIDE) – is capable of stretching itself, beyond linear style, to combine with ‘little...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 15 Mei, 2009

English - Open Mondays to Fridays?

I wonder which of these sentences is correct, or apt for notices, with regard to using the plural form to describe the days of the week: 1. ...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 30 Apr, 2009

English - Fun with Synonyms

For each set of three words below, find a rhyme for the second and third words so that you get three words (including the italicised word, w...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 6 Mac, 2009 1

English - Subject and verb agreement

Look at these little ‘stories’ and see if you can find a mistake in each of them: The theft “My wife’s handbag with all her three credit car...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 4 Mac, 2009

English - Getting into phrasal verbs

A phrasal verb is an idiomatic phrase consisting of (i) verb + adverb (break down); (ii) verb + preposition (look into); or (iii) verb + adv...

MOHD ADHA MOHD ZAIN (ADHA ZAIN) 25 Feb, 2009

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