Conversation between two friends on the weather in their cities

THIS CONVERSATION WAS HELD IN A SESSION ON "I SPEAK YOU SPEAK ENGLISH" BETWEEN TWO ATTENDEES Dhana Lakshmi AND Zain(carried on by the Moderator Namrata herself with Lakshmi). Their dialogue was noted down by SARANYA and edited by the Moderator Namrata herself.

The CASE:
Two friends are talking to each other on the phone after a long time. They eventually start discussing the weather in their cities/towns.

THE DIALOGUES
NAMRATA:Hi Lakshmi, How are you?
LAKSHMI: Hi Namrata, I am good.
NAMRATA: How you doing?
LAKSHMI: Yeah, I am doing good. What about you?
NAMRATA: Great. How are your parents?
LAKSHMI: They are very fine.
NAMRATA: and your job?
LAKSHMI: good. What about your job?
NAMRATA: very nice
LAKSHMI: How are you feeling today?
NAMRATA: I am fine, actually three months back I wasn't feeling very well. Now I have recovered. and what about you? how s your health?
LAKSHMI: yeah I am also
NAMRATA: Okay and how's the weather over there?
LAKSHMI: Yeah it's very hot and the temperature is around 37 Degree
NAMRATA: you must be getting tanned?
LAKSHMI: yeah, what about over there?
NAMRATA: I have heard the blistering heat over there is ruining everyone's peace. Is it so?
LAKSHMI: Yeah. In some areas it is like that, but in my area it's not like that.
NAMRATA: Okay
LAKSHMI: What about there?
NAMRATA: It's not very hot over here and not very cold, but in the evening it's quite pleasant.
LAKSHMI: Then, you are so lucky to be in that area. I think I'll come there for a week
NAMRATA: Wow, when are you going to come?
LAKSHMI: I'll tell you later.
NAMRATA:Okay. Lakshmi, I have got to go and let's catch up some time later then?
LAKSHMI:Okay bye.
NAMRATA:Bye


The conversation contains errors and is in simple English. In the session, words and phrases like 'Blistering heat' and 'basking in' were recommended to talk about the heat.
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Striking Conversations

Talking to friends, relatives and acquaintances is a pretty easy task when it comes to to updating each other on "what's new in one's life". The problem begins when it comes to extending these conversations beyond these preliminary exchanges to discussing things in detail.

Let's put up a few conversations here to see how well we converse in English.

Understanding Phrasal Verbs

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Understanding Similar Words

Using the right words at the right place and at the right time requires understanding the minute differences in their application.

Here is a cluster of Similar words. Just read how close they seem, yet how different they are.

Neglect:
Is giving insufficient attention to something that you must do.
E.g. he drank a lot and neglected his family.

Disregard:
To treat as unworthy of regard or notice, suggests voluntary inattention.
E.g. He disregarded my advice.

Ignore:
To refuse to take notice of.
E.g. You can't ignore the fact that many criminals enter politics.


Overlook:
To not notice something, or not see how important it is [miss] due to haste or lack of care.
E.g. It is easy to overlook a small detail like that.


Forget:
It suggests either a willful ignoring or a failure to remember.
E.g. I often forget where I keep my keys.

Hindi to English; English to Hindi

Hi,
The language Hindi, is the mother tongue of a major portion of the world's population. Hindi is being embraced as a means of communication by people of different nations across the globe.
Many people use English as a means to understand Hindi

Here are a set of words from Hindi to English and English to Hindi.

All those who face a problem in translating words, expressions or sentences from Hindi to English or from English to Hindi, just post a comment.

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ABASE, ABASH, ABUSE

ABASE
if you accept that someone has power on you, and you lower your self-esteem or prestige, you abase yourself.

If somebody shows u attitude or insults you then he abases you



ABASH
this is a more critical situation where the other person leaves you bereft of your self-esteem and self-respect,
It carries a high degree of embarrassment with it

Imagine a dramatic scene when you have so much insulted that you can't even raise your head or meet the person again


ABUSE
Abusing could be a way to abase or abash
someone by using foul language

Learning Prepositions from News Clippings: source NDTV.com

Inflation brings more cheer, dips to 6.61%
NDTV Correspondent
Friday, December 26, 2008 (New Delhi)

Inflation for the week ended December 13 inched lower to 6.61 per cent, from 6.84 per cent a week earlier. The Whole Sale Price Index for all commodities was 0.2 per cent on a week-on-week basis at 230.7.

Among the components, prices of manufacturing commodities were down 0.3 per cent while that of basic metals, alloys and metal products were down 0.4 per cent week on week. Non-metallic mineral products saw a bigger decline at 1.1 per cent. The fuel and power index remained unchanged while prices of primary articles, which include food prices, went up marginally by 0.1 per cent.

Inflation the week ended October 12 was revised to 10.82 per cent.

Economists expect inflation to dip below 3 per cent by March next year, with the benefit of base effect coming into the picture. They also expect significant fall for the week ended December 10 with lower ATF and Nafta prices kicking in.



Please note how 'of' has been used to describe the relation between two words; 'for' to cite the reason as well as the time duration; 'from' to show the beginning and 'to' to show the end;
there are others as well
follow the lead...

mindful of

When you are MINDFUL OF something, you keep in mind a particular fact while making a decision.

Example: Our company is mindful of its social responsibility and will take all possible measures to contain any kind of pollution.

Prepositions

Amazingly, Prepositions is a topic that is very simple to teach yet difficult for students to practically use while framing sentences.

If you are confused and not sure about the IN, ON, OF, FROM, TO, BEHIND, ABOVE, BELOW, OVER, UNDER, and the like, type in your sentences to clarify your doubts.