Archive for November 2011

Prepositions after Nouns in English :

abundance of distrust of look at access to duty to lust for admission to eagerness for need for affection for economy of obedience to allegiance to enmity for/with/against objection to anxiety for envy of obstruction to appetite for equality with offence against aptitude for escape from passion

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Foreign Phrases commonly used in English

addendum: an item or items added ad hoc: arranged or done, without pre-planning, for a single particular purpose. ad hominem: connected to another person; personal. ad infinitum: continuing or repeated without ever ending; endlessly. ad libitum: according to pleasure ad nauseam: to the point of annoyance or

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The Conditional in English : part 3

Third Conditional: No possibility The first conditional and second conditionals talk about the future. With the third conditional we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third

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The Conditional in English : part 2

Second Conditional: unreal possibility or dream The second conditional is like the first conditional. We are still thinking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of this condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen.

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The Conditional in English : part 1

First Conditional: real possibility We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home.

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Here are some examples of Irish Slang.

Acting the Maggot – Fooling and messing around. An Lár – (Irish – ‘On Larr’) – City Centre (An Lar is written on the front of Dublin buses to confuse tourists!) Áras an Uachtaráin - (Irish – ‘Arr Iss On Ook TarAwn’) – Home of the President i.e. Located

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Slang words in English: “Slanguage”

Do you use a slang word in English ? Never heard it? The most popular words are: Cool (Adjective) : Very good, excellent, interesting, fun, etc. “That’s a cool car.” · Nice (Adjective) : Very good, excellent; COOL. “You’re having a party at your house? Nice!” · Ya :

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“A lot of” and “Lots of”

In English a lot of and lots of mean the same. For example : I don’t have a lot of money. / I don’t have lots of money. You can use a lot of and lots of for singular uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns. For example

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“Have To” in English :

We use have to: To show it is absolutely necessary to do something. For example: I have to attend at this meeting. When circumstances dictate that we do something For example: She has to see the doctor every month to treat her cancer. For the future or

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns in English:

Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted (e.g. egg). Uncountable nouns are those that cannot be counted (e.g. oil). The noun is countable: When you can use a/an before it. (I own a house.) When you can use the word ‘many‘ (not ‘much‘) to describe it. (She

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