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Different Ways To "Complain"

There are many ways to express dissatisfaction.

Complain:
To say you are not satisfied.
Shikayat karna.

Lodge:
To say formally that you are not satisfied.
Shikayat likhwana / darj karwana.

Grumble: 
To say that you are not satisfied especially about unimportantly.
Barbara kar shikayat karna.

Mutter:
To say you are not satisfied indirectly.
Shikayat ki tarhan kehna.

Raise the roof:
To say you are not satisfied in a noisy way.
Gusse me chat sar per utha lena.

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The Story behind 'Ladies First'

Long ago, a man & woman were madly in love.
They wanted to marry.
Parents did not approve.
They decided to suicide together & planned to jump from a mountain.
The man could not bear to see his sweetheart fall.
He convinced her that he will jump first.
He jumped.
but the woman didn't jump. ‎

Thereafter,
all men decided 
"LADIES FIRST'.....;) (wink)

Only Joke. No offense.

Usage of "Have" As A State Verb

"Have" is much more important than thought by the students of English language. To make your fluency and accuracy come true, one needs to clear the concept of the verb. 'Have'. What goes first are the forms of the verb.

Have - Had - Had - Having - Has.

Some of the most important ones are given below.

Have:

It is used to talk about;

1. Illness (with a name of).

e.g, He has a fever.

2. Ownership.

e.g, We have a car.

3. Hold.

e.g, Who has my mobile?

4. Quality.

e.g, He didn't have tall height.

5. Relationship.

e.g, He is my brother.

Roman:

"Have" ki English me bohat ehmiyat hai. English bolne me thek aur taizi use usi wakht mumkin hai jab 'Have' ko sahi se samjha jaye. Sab se pehle "Have" verb ki forms dekh lein.
Have - Had - Had - Having - Has.
"Have" ke both saray istemal hain jin me se kuch intehai ehem yahan diye ja rahe hain.

Have:

Iska istemal in chezen ke liyein hota hai;
1. Bimari (ka naam).
e.g, Use bukhar hai.

2. Malkiyat.
e.g, Humare pas car hai.

3. Ke pas hona.
e.g, Mera mobile kis ke pas hai.

4. Khasiyat.
e.g, Uska qad lamba nahi tha.

5. Rishta (ka name).
e.g, Wo mera bhai hai.

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Literary Genres

What is the Genre?

A style of literature, art, or music.‎
It is pronounced as "ʒɒnrə"

Roman:

Literature, art ya music likhne ke andaz (subject) ko genre kehte hain.

Example:

What kind of genre you write?
Tm kis qisam ke andaz (subject) me likhte ho?

Two Common Genres

There are two common genres i.e, Fiction and Non-fiction.

Roman:

Likhne ke 2 tarhan ke andaz hote hain. Ek Khayaali or dosra Haqiqi.

Example:

I write both fiction and non-fiction.
Me khayali or haqiqi dono tehreer likhta hon.

What comes under Fiction?

Crime
Supernatural tale
Fairy Tale
Fantasy
Historical fiction
Humor
Magical realism
Romantic irony
Picture book
Science fiction
Short story
Suspense / thriller, etc.

What comes under Non-Fiction?

Biography
Essay
Owner's manual
Journalism
Lab report
Memoir
Narrative non-fiction
Reference book
Self-help book
Speech
Textbook, etc.

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Raise Vs Rays Vs Raze

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Raise

Lift something up.‎

Roman:

Uthana.

Example:

Raise your hand if you know the answer.
Agar jawab pata hai to hath uthao.

Rays

Sun-beam.‎

Roman:

Shu-aa-ein.

Example:

Rays of sunlight came through the window.
Suraj ki shuaain khirkhi se andar aain.

Raze

Destroy completely.

Roman:

Tabah kardena.

Example:
Those buildings razed to the ground.
Un buildings ko tabah krdia gaya.

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All the commonly confused words covered.

Clear layout.

Common Misspelled Words

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Spelling, Meaning, and Examples.

International Phonetic Alphabet.

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For English, Urdu and Hindi Speakers.

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Usage of "Be" As A State Verb

There are many words in the English language which can help students learn it with fluency and accuracy if understood. One of them is "Be". What goes first are the forms of the verb.
Be - Was/were - Been - Being - Is/am/are.
It is not as simple as it seems but not as hard as it is thought to take it typical. 
There are many ways to use "Be". Some of the most important ones are given below.

Be:
It is used to talk about;
1. State.
e.g, He is ill.

2. Existence.
e.g, Who is there?

3. Profession.
e.g, I am a teacher.

4. Identity, nature or characteristics.
e.g, Your are John, ain't you?

5. Time.
e.g, It is 8:12pm.

Roman:

Boht se alfaaz hain jinko sahi se samajh kar English ko baghair ghalti kiye taizi se bola ja skta hia. Un me se ek lafz hai "Be". Sab se pehle "Be" verb ki forms dekh lein.
Be - Was/were - Been - Being - Is/am/are.
Yeh itna asaan nahi jitna nazar ata hai per itna mushkil bhi nahi jitna samjha jata hai. Ise aam sa samjhein. 

"Be" ke both saray istemal hain jin me se kuch intehai ehem yahan diye ja rahe hain.

Be:
Iska istemal in chezen ke liyein hota hai;
1. Halat.
e.g, Wo beemar hai.

2. Wajood.
e.g, Kaun hai wahan?

3. Paisha.
e.g, Me aik ustaad hon.

4. Shanakht ya mizaaj.
e.g, Tm John ho na?

5. Wakht.
e.g, Is wakht 8:12pm ho rahe hain.

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Price Vs Prize

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Price

The amount you pay to buy.‎

Roman:

Qeemat.

Example:

What is the price of a room?
Aik kamray ki kia qeemat hai.

Prize

Something you win.

Roman:

Inaam.

Example:

He won first prize in a contest.

Wo muqablay me pehla inaam jeeta tha.

Assure Vs Ensure Vs Insure

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Assure

Give assurance.‎

Roman:

Yakeen dilana.

Example:

I can assure you.
Me apko yakeen dilata hon.

Ensure

To make sure.

Roman:

Paka karna / Yakeeni banana.

Example:

Please ensure that accurate records are kept.
Paka karlen ke sahi record rakhna hai.

Insure

Buy insurance.‎

Roman:

Beema lena.

Example:‎

The car is insured.
Car ka beema hai.

21st Century Words Added In Dictionaries

1. Guyliner
Eyeliner that is worn by men (blend of guy and eyeliner)

2. Infomania

Desire to check information via mobile phone or computer.

3. Mini-Me

A person closely resembling and younger version of another.

4. Face-Palm

Cover face with the hand.

5. Commodify

Treat as a commodity.

6. La-la Land

Dreamworld.

7. Totes
Totally.

8. Twitterati
A frequent user of Twitter.

9. Unfriend
Remove from a list of friend.

10. Twitterati
A teen who spends much time on the Net.

Source: Google.com

100 Advanced English Words

Aberration

‎(n.) Something that differs from the norm (in 1974, poland won the world cup, but ‎the success turned out to be an aberration, and poland have not won a world cup ‎since).‎

Abhor

‎(v.) To hate, detest (because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he ‎tried to play cricket, marcin began to abhor the sport).‎

Acquiesce

‎(v.) To agree without protesting (though mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and ‎work in his garage when his wife told him that he had better come into dinner, ‎he acquiesced to her demands.)‎

Alacrity

‎(n.) Eagerness, speed (for some reason, simon loved to help his girlfriend ‎whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so ‎with alacrity.)‎

Amiable

‎(adj.) Friendly (an amiable fellow, neil got along with just about everyone.)‎

Appease

‎(v.) To calm, satisfy (when jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease ‎him.)‎

Arcane

‎(adj.) Obscure, secret, known only by a few (the professor is an expert ‎in arcanekashubian literature.)‎

Avarice

‎(n.) Excessive greed (the banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal ‎fortune.)‎

Brazen

‎(adj.) Excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious (critics condemned ‎the writer’sbrazen attempt to plagiarise frankow-czerwonko’s work.)‎

Brusque

‎(adj.) Short, abrupt, dismissive (simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his ‎colleagues.)‎

Cajole

‎(v.) To urge, coax (magda's friends cajoled her into drinking too much.)‎

Callous

‎(adj.) Harsh, cold, unfeeling (the murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the ‎jury.)‎

Candor

‎(n.) Honesty, frankness (we were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech ‎because she is usually rather evasive.)‎

Chide

‎(v.) To voice disapproval (hania chided gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy ‎appearance.)‎

Circumspect

‎(adj.) Cautious (though i promised marta’s father i would bring her home promptly ‎by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)‎

Clandestine

‎(adj.) Secret (announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, maria ‎actually went to meet george for a clandestine liaison.)‎

Coerce

‎(v.) To make somebody do something by force or threat (the court decided that ‎david beckham did not have to honor the contract because he had ‎been coercedinto signing it.)‎

Coherent

‎(adj.) Logically consistent, intelligible (william could not figure out what harold had ‎seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.)‎

Complacency

‎(n.) Self-satisfied ignorance of danger (simon tried to shock his friends out of their ‎complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them.)‎

Confidant

‎(n.) A person entrusted with secrets (shortly after we met, he became my chief ‎confidant.)‎

Connive

‎(v.) To plot, scheme (she connived to get me to give up my plans to start up a new ‎business.)‎

Cumulative

‎(adj.) Increasing, building upon itself (the cumulative effect of hours spent using the ‎world english website was a vast improvement in his vocabulary and general level ‎of english.)‎

Debase

‎(v.) To lower the quality or esteem of something (the large raise that he gave ‎himself debased his motives for running the charity.)‎

Decry

‎(v.) To criticize openly (andrzej lepper, the leader of the polish self defence party ‎decried the appalling state of polish roads.)‎

Deferential

‎(adj.) Showing respect for another’s authority (donata is always excessively ‎deferential to any kind of authority figure.)‎

Demure

‎(adj.) Quiet, modest, reserved (though everyone else at the party was dancing and ‎going crazy, she remained demure.)‎

Deride

‎(v.) To laugh at mockingly, scorn (the native speaker often derided the other ‎teacher’s accent.)‎

Despot

‎(n.) One who has total power and rules brutally (the despot issued a death ‎sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws.)‎

Diligent

‎(adj.) Showing care in doing one’s work (the diligent researcher made sure to ‎double check her measurements.)‎

Elated

‎(adj.) Overjoyed, thrilled (when he found out he had won the lottery, the postman ‎was elated.)‎

Eloquent

‎(adj.) Expressive, articulate, moving (the best man gave such an eloquent speech ‎that most guests were crying.)‎

Embezzle

‎(v.) To steal money by falsifying records (the accountant was fired ‎for embezzling€10,000 of the company’s funds.)‎

Empathy

‎(n.) Sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own (i ‎feel suchempathy for my dog when she’s upset so am i!)‎

Enmity

‎(n.) Ill will, hatred, hostility (john and scott have clearly not forgiven each other, ‎because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.)‎

Erudite

‎(adj.) Learned (my english teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated ‎some of the most difficult and abstruse old english poetry.)‎

Extol

‎(v.) To praise, revere (kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-‎loving boyfriend.)‎

Fabricate

‎(v.) To make up, invent (when i arrived an hour late to class, i fabricated some ‎excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)‎

Feral

‎(adj.) Wild, savage (that beast looks so feral that i would fear being alone with it.)‎

Flabbergasted

‎(adj.) Astounded (whenever i read an agatha christie mystery novel, i ‎am alwaysflabbergasted when i learn the identity of the murderer.)‎

Forsake

‎(v.) To give up, renounce (i won't forsake my conservative principles.)‎

Fractious

‎(adj.) Troublesome or irritable (although the child insisted he wasn’t ‎tired, hisfractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his jam sandwiches ‎all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.)‎

Furtive

‎(adj.) Secretive, sly (claudia’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not ‎as furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first place most parents look.)‎

Gluttony

‎(n.) Overindulgence in food or drink (helen’s fried chicken tastes so divine, i don’t ‎know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)‎

Gratuitous

‎(adj.) Uncalled for, unwarranted (every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop ‎gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)‎

Haughty

‎(adj.) Disdainfully proud (the superstar’s haughty dismissal of her co-stars will ‎backfire on her someday.)‎

Hypocrisy

‎(n.) Pretending to believe what one does not (once the politician began passing ‎legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became ‎apparent.)‎

Impeccable

‎(adj.) Exemplary, flawless (if your grades were as impeccable as your brother’s, ‎then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.)‎

Impertinent

‎(adj.) Rude, insolent (most of your comments are so impertinent that i don’t wish to ‎dignify them with an answer.)‎

Implacable

‎(adj.) Incapable of being appeased or mitigated (watch out: once you shun ‎grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.)‎

Impudent

‎(adj.) Casually rude, insolent, impertinent (the impudent young woman looked her ‎teacher up and down and told him he was hot.)‎

Incisive

‎(adj.) Clear, sharp, direct (the discussion wasn’t going anywhere until ‎her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.)‎

Indolent

‎(adj.) Lazy (why should my indolent children, who can’t even pick themselves up ‎off the sofa to pour their own juice, be rewarded with a trip to burger king?)‎

Inept

‎(adj.) Not suitable or capable, unqualified (she proved how inept she was when she ‎forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider in a customer’s lap.)‎

Infamy

‎(n.) Notoriety, extreme ill repute (the infamy of his crime will not lessen as time ‎passes.)‎

Inhibit

‎(v.) To prevent, restrain, stop (when i told you i needed the car last night, i certainly ‎never meant to inhibit you from going out.)‎

Innate

‎(adj.) Inborn, native, inherent (his incredible athletic talent is innate, he never ‎trains, lifts weights, or practices.)‎

Insatiable

‎(adj.) Incapable of being satisfied (my insatiable appetite for blondes was a real ‎problem on my recent holiday in japan!)‎

Insular

‎(adj.) Separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off (because of the sensitive ‎nature of their jobs, those who work for mi5 must remain insular and generally only ‎spend time with each other.)‎

Intrepid

‎(adj.) Brave in the face of danger (after scaling a live volcano prior to its eruption, ‎the explorer was praised for his intrepid attitude.)‎

Inveterate

‎(adj.) Stubbornly established by habit (i’m the first to admit that i’m an inveterate ‎idler drinker—i drink four pints a day.)‎

Jubilant

‎(adj.) Extremely joyful, happy (the crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried ‎the woman from the flaming building.)‎

Knell

‎(n.) The solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (echoing throughout our ‎village, the funeral knell made the grey day even more grim.)‎

Lithe

‎(adj.) Graceful, flexible, supple (although the dancers were all outstanding, joanna’s ‎control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.)‎

Lurid

‎(adj.) Ghastly, sensational (barry’s story, in which he described a character ‎torturing his neighbour's tortoise, was judged too lurid to be published on the ‎english library's website.)‎

Maverick

‎(n.) An independent, nonconformist person (john is a real maverick and always ‎does things his own way.)‎

Maxim

‎(n.) A common saying expressing a principle of conduct (ms. Stone’s ‎etiquette maxims are both entertaining and instructional.)‎

Meticulous

‎(adj.) Extremely careful with details (the ornate needlework in the bride’s gown was ‎a product of meticulous handiwork.)‎

Modicum

‎(n.) A small amount of something (refusing to display even a modicum of ‎sensitivity, magda announced her boss’s affair to the entire office.)‎

Morose

‎(adj.) Gloomy or sullen (david’s morose nature made him very unpleasant to talk ‎to.)‎

Myriad

‎(adj.) Consisting of a very great number (it was difficult to decide what to do on ‎saturday night because the city presented us with myriad possibilities for fun.)‎

Nadir

‎(n.) The lowest point of something (my day was boring, but the nadir came when ‎my new car was stolen.)‎

Nominal

‎(adj.) Trifling, insignificant (because he was moving the following week and needed ‎to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, kim sold everything for ‎a nominal price.)‎

Novice

‎(n.) A beginner, someone without training or experience (because we were ‎all novices at archery, our instructor decided to begin with the basics

Nuance

‎(n.) A slight variation in meaning, tone, expression (the nuances of the poem were ‎not obvious to the casual reader, but the teacher was able to point them out.)‎

Oblivious

‎(adj.) Lacking consciousness or awareness of something (oblivious to the burning ‎smell emanating from the kitchen, my father did not notice that the rolls in the oven ‎were burned until much too late.)‎

Obsequious

‎(adj.) Excessively compliant or submissive (donald acted like susan’s servant, ‎obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.)‎

Obtuse

‎(adj.) Lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect (political opponents warned that ‎the prime minister’s obtuse approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in ‎mindless war.)‎

Panacea

‎(n.) A remedy for all ills or difficulties (doctors wish there was a ‎single panaceafor every disease, but sadly there is not.)‎

Parody

‎(n.) A satirical imitation (a hush fell over the classroom when the teacher returned ‎to find magdalena acting out a parody of his teaching style.)‎

Penchant

‎(n.) A tendency, partiality, preference (fiona’s dinner parties quickly became ‎monotonous on account of her penchant for indian dishes.)‎

Perusal

‎(n.) A careful examination, review (the actor agreed to accept the role after a three-‎month perusal of the movie script.)‎

Plethora

‎(n.) An abundance, excess (the wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters ‎piled almost three feet high.)‎

Predilection

‎(n.) A preference or inclination for something (james has a predilection for eating ‎toad in the whole with tomato ketchup.)‎

Quaint

‎(adj.) Charmingly old-fashioned (mary was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw ‎in romania.)‎

Rash

‎(adj.) Hasty, incautious (it’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather ‎than make rash decisions.)‎

Refurbish

‎(v.) To restore, clean up (after being refurbished the old triumph motorcycle ‎commanded the handsome price of $6000.)‎

Repudiate

‎(v.) To reject, refuse to accept (tom made a strong case for an extension of his ‎curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few biting words.)‎

Rife

‎(adj.) Abundant (surprisingly, the teacher’s writing was rife with spelling errors.)‎

Salient

‎(adj.) Significant, conspicuous (one of the salient differences between alison and ‎helen is that alison is a couple of kilos heavier.)‎

Serendipity

‎(n.) Luck, finding good things without looking for them (in an amazing bit of ‎serendipity, penniless mark found a $50 bill on the back seat of the bus.)‎

Staid

‎(adj.) Sedate, serious, self-restrained (the staid butler never changed his ‎expression no matter what happened.)‎

Superfluous

‎(adj.) Exceeding what is necessary (samantha had already won the campaign so ‎her constant flattery of others was superfluous.)‎

Sycophant

‎(n.) One who flatters for self-gain (some see the people in the cabinet as the prime ‎minister’s closest advisors, but others see them as sycophants.)‎

Taciturn

‎(adj.) Not inclined to talk (though magda never seems to stop talking, her brother is ‎quite taciturn.)‎

Truculent

‎(adj.) Ready to fight, cruel (this club doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so ‎why was that bouncer being so truculent?)‎

Umbrage

‎(n.) Resentment, offence (he called me a lily-livered coward, and i took umbrage at ‎the insult.)‎

Venerable

‎(adj.) Deserving of respect because of age or achievement (the venerable high ‎court judge had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout the years.)‎

Vex

‎(v.) To confuse or annoy (my boyfriend vexes me by pinching my bottom for hours ‎on end.)‎

Vociferous

‎(adj.) Loud, boisterous (i’m tired of his vociferous whining so i’m breaking up with ‎him.)‎

Wanton

‎(adj.) Undisciplined, lewd, lustful (joanna’s wanton demeanor often made the frat ‎guys next door very excited.)‎

Zenith

‎(n.) The highest point, culminating point (i was too nice to tell emily that she had ‎reached the absolute zenith of her career with that one top 10 hit of hers.)‎

Source: Google.com