- S. Rajya Lakshmi, Guntur.

Q: Sir, please translate the below ones.

1) Eo Ev * \

x q
- K-~ j _ -.
2) Eo-- o , v , p
x.
3) d p C. * E hC O.
4) Ot, u? --?

A: 1) Yesterday as soon as I got up from sleep, I went to

school even without proper preparation because the
exams are nearing / approaching.
2) First you have a bath, pray / say your prayers, and then
only talk to me.
3) The power / current has gone off, just when a good
movie is showing on the TV.
4) Mom, is the tea ready? How long more will it take?

Writer

- M. Suresan
- Saikiran Sutari

Q: Sir, please explain the following terms in

Telugu.
1) Cherry picking
2) Go through
3) Contemporary
A: 1) Cherry picking = To select only the best
of things or people from a group (u-h-

-i E/ -- -.)
Ex: Most 'Public schools' cherry-pick the
richest and best students.
2) Go through = i) Read (-). Ex: Have
you gone through the newspaper today?
(-
ii) Experience
something
). Ex: Sita had to go through a
lot of difficulties in her life.
3) Contemporary = Belonging to the same
period (--M--i).

- K. Murali.
Q: Sir, please explain the difference among the sentences in
Telugu.
1) "Who is he","who he is"
2) "Where is he","where he is"
A: 'Who is he?' and 'Where is he?' are correct questions.
'Who he is', and 'where he is' are not questions. They are
not even sentences. They are parts of sentences.
Examples:
i) I do not know who he is.
ii) The police do not know where he is.
In a question the verb is always before the subject, or in
between the helping verb and the main verb. (Tx
vox p, verb , subject y F, helping
verb , main verb u F subject hC.)

- Shaik Sana
Q: If you become the Chief Minister of A.P. what would be your immediate priority? - Is this correct?
A: If you become the Chief Minister of AP what will you do? - Correct.
Q: I am pursuing M.B.A. - Is this sentence correct?
A: Correct. But 'pursuing' is bookish (h u/ vC). A simpler way of saying it is, 'I am doing MBA'.
Q: In letter writing which one of the following is write & why?
I request you to do my favour. (or) I am requesting you to do my
favour - Please give me clarification.
A: The correct sentence is: I request you to do me (not my) a favour. (In
such sentences am / is / are requesting is avoided).
- Amarnadh
Q: Sir, please explain the difference between
'INDICATE' and 'REFER' with examples
in Telugu.
A: Indicate = Point out / show. Ex: He postpones doing things. This indicates (shows)
his laziness.
Refer = Mention (p / vh-N-) /
talk about / consult (v-C-).

a) The movie shows the contemporary practices ( - --x) of the people of

the 20 th century.
b) Nehru and Gandhi were contemporaries
- Bitra Hemanth Nag, Hyderabad.
Q: Sir, can you please give me some examples
of "enable" in the form of verb with Telugu
meaning. Is it in usage?
A: Enable = / O Lp-/
u .
Ex: The scholarship he got enabled (=
helped) him to complete his studies.
It is in use, of course.

O -v-o- --Lq- -*--...

-p- --Tx-, -v-A- -N-,
--- u--, - --@ -t -,
--- , -f ->-x.
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Sita had to go through...

Examples:

(Rx-l --M-).

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- Ravi Teja
Q: Sir, please explain the following words in Telugu.
1) Vigilance 2) Promulgated 3) Accuses
4) Collusion
A: 1) Vigilance = Watching for any danger or difficulty (v--h/

v-h )
2) Promulgated = Announce (v---) / enforce a law by official declaration (dEo ---J v-)
3) Accuses = Blame (EC)
4) Collusion = Secret or illegal cooperation for doing something
bad (v--o).

pronunciation. We don't write English as

we speak.
But phone means sound. Unphonetic
means without sound.
So I think it is not apt to call a language
unphonetic because any language is made
of sounds. please clarify my doubt.
A: 'Unphonetic' means no correspondence
between letters used in the spelling and the
sound.
English is an unphonetic language because
there is no relation between the letters used
in the spelling, and the pronunciation.
Non-phonetic is not correct here. Non-phonetic is not usually used to describe a language like English.
- Prasad, Vizianagaram

Examples: i) Refer to a dictionary.

ii) They refer to you (x F J*
vhNh) whenever I talk to them.
- K Ramana Rao, Palakollu.
Q: Sir, according to some experts English is
not a phonetic language. For some people
it is unphonetic language and for some it is
non phonetic. They are calling it
unphonetic or non phonetic because there
is no correlation between spelling and

Q: Sir, could you please tell me how to write

circulars in schools regarding holidays,
meetings etc.
Ex: This is to inform you that tomorrow is
holiday - is it right?
A: Very simple. 'This is to inform you .....' this is unnecessary and outdated. Make it
simple. Simply say, Tomorrow will be a
holiday on account of (give the reason for
the holiday), say, school anniversary / the
school will be closed / will remain closed
on account of Deepavali, etc.

- Ashok Reddy

- Moka Ganesh

Q: Let me know which of the following questions are proper.

a) Shall I have finished my breakfast by this time tomorrow?
b) What shall I have done tomorrow?
A: The correct questions are:
1) Shall I have finished my breakfast by this time tomorrow? and,
2) What shall I have done by this time tomorrow?
Q: Which speech should we use, direct or indirect, in Spoken
English?
A: You can use either. Depends on what you choose.

Q: Sir, I am unable find the errors from the given sentence.

'How it is possible?' (or) 'How is it possible is correct?' - Please
explain.
A: 'Errors from the sentences' is wrong. It is 'errors in the sentences'.
'How it is possible' is a part of a sentence.
Ex: I don't know how it is possible. The correct question form is, 'How
is it possible?' Refer to the answer to the question above.
Q: Sir, distinguish between "talk with" and "talk to"?
A: Talk to and talk with are both in use. Talk with is American and talk
to is British.

Vocabulary

1. Deserve = Be fit for something

(| LT

--).
Examples:
i) He deserves to be the Prime Minister.
ii) The murderer deserves death sentence

(- P~ |).
2. Inanimate = Lifeless / having no movement or life (EKb--i/ v E/ ---

i).
Ex: A table is an inanimate object.
Inanimate Lively / living / animates

(@ o/ q- o)
3. Firm = Strong and steady about something

(d--d).
Ex: He is firm that we should finish the work
by tomorrow evening.
Firm Unsteady (E- E)
4. Prejudice = Bias (baseless wrong opinion)
- E -G-v.
Ex: He is full of prejudices about India and
Indians.
Prejudice Favour (j G-

)
5. Incite = Rouse someone to hate others / bad
actions (y--, -f - a--d/

J--p)
Incite Calm down (

-)

'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..

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