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N. Srinivasulu, Adoni
Q: Sir, please explain the difference
between the following.
a) I am to....
b) I have to....
A: a) I am to do something = I have the duty
of doing something / Someone has
ordered me to do it, so I must do it.
b) I have to do something = I must do something because i) it is my duty to do it and
ii) it is necessary for me to do it and
iii) I must do it because someone has
ordered to do it.
Q: Sir, please explain the following words
and in what context to be used.
i) Forgo
ii) Forsake
A: i) Forgo = go without something / not
have something. (j o p-)

Eg: Whenever the work is too heavy they

forgo their lunch.
ii) Forsake = Leave somebody / something
(C--)
Eg: i) He promised never to forsake his
beloved Sashi.
ii) Rama was prepared to forsake the
throne (-) to keep his father's
word.
Vasundhara Gargil, Mukundapur
Q: Sir, which of the following sentences are
correct? Please let me know the differences too if any.
a) He came that day/ on that day.
b) Why they display?/ Why do they
display?
c) He gets busy/ He is busy.
d) He gets cured/ He is cured of his
disease.
e) He feels tired/ He gets tired/ He is tired.
f) He is/ has to have been working.
A: a) He came that day - correct. We usually use 'on' before days and dates, and
'in' before months and years.
However, we omit 'on' and 'in' if we
use this, that, every, next, last and
every before days, dates, months and
years.
b) Why they display? - wrong as a question.
Why do they display? - Correct.
c) He gets busy - may refer to his getting
busy regularly or in the future. He is busy
- regular or now, depending on the word
indicating time. He is busy in the mornings (regular). He is busy - now.
d) He gets cured - refers to future. He is
cured = He is already cured and healthy.
e) He feels tired / He gets tired - regular or
future. He is tired - now.
f) He is working - now. He has to have been
working = He should have been working
but we don't know whether he is working
or not.

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R.V. Raju

When you want to say that some place is

distant (in positive sentences), you use 'a long
way off'.
Eg: My college is a long way off / from
here.
a) Miss & Miss out
Away = At a distance from somebody /
b) Far, away and far away
some place in distance or in time. a) His
c) Take a stance & Take a stand
home
is two km away from here. (place) b)
d) Locale & Locality
The exams are two months away (time).
e) Dominant & Predominant
c) Stand = Your attitude or your
f) Point of view and View point
opinion that you make clear to
& Stand point
others.
g) Optimum & Optimal
Eg: My stand on the issue of dowry
h) Obsession & Passion
is unchanged. Here you don't
i) Way back in & Dates back in
use 'stance'.
A: a) Usually 'miss' is followed by
Stance = The opinion that you have
what a person misses.
M. SURESAN
about something (your position) and
Eg: He missed the movie.
make clear to others / the way you
Miss out, on the other hand, is not always
stand in a game / on some other occasion.
followed by its object.
Eg: What is your father's stance about your
Eg: Buy these now when they are so cheap.
marriage with that girl? (Here you don't use
Don't miss out.
'stand').
But this is not always the case.
d) Locale is where something happens or
Sometimes 'miss out' is followed by an object
where a movie is shot / a scene of action.
as well, and in such cases 'miss out' is folEg: a) That is the locale of the event.
lowed by 'on'. Don't miss out on the chance of
b) The entire story of the movie takes
getting the prize.
place in a foreign locale.
b) Far / far away / far off = distant. However,
Locality, on the other hand, is the area
far / far away / far off is used mostly with
around the place you are in or you are talk'not' and in questions.
ing about.
i) I live not far from my college.
Eg: The houses in that locality carry very
high rents.
ii) Is the college far from your home?
e)
Dominant
= Having more power, status or
iii) Is the place far off / far away from here?
importance.
(Away here states that the distance is
Eg: They are dominant in that area = they
longer than when you say, 'far').
are more powerful, have better status and
are more important than others in that area.
Predominant = Most frequent or common.
Eg: The predominant mood / opinion
among the Andhras is that the centre has
failed to keep its word about special category status.
f) Point of view = View point. Stand point =
the way you consider / think of something.

Q: Sir, C synonyms u

o --- , -s -O--E --T - N-J---.

Vocabulary
1. Approach = a) Go near

(O--/ _-

x)
Eg: His car is now approaching the station.
Approach X Retreat / withdraw (\
)
b) Seek somebody's help (J i J _-J x).
Eg: Whenever she has difficulty she
approaches her friend.
c) The way you deal with something (
N--i -*, B).
Eg: His approach to the problem is not
correct.
2. Found (Past tense - founded; Past Participle
- founded) = Establish (n
- )
Eg: NT Ramarao founded the Telugu
Desam Party

Found X Dismantle (--d) / Destroy

( )
3. Proficient = Efficient and capable / competent (n u o/ L o)
Eg: She is proficient at her job of teaching
music (U Jp- /
n u C)
Proficient X Clumsy (J -E) /
Incompetent (n u E)
4. Vigorous = Strong, healthy and energetic
(-, , h--)
Eg: He made vigorous attempt to win the
match / He is a tall, vigorous and muscular man.
Vigorous X Inactive / Sluggish (--E/
-)
5. Reforms = Change something / make
changes to improve something ( \--,
* p).
Reforms X Damage (d/ --d).

Eg: From my standpoint, exams are more

important than sports competitions.
g) 'Optimal' and 'optimum' are used nowadays
as synonymous (having almost the same
meaning) = the best possible.
h) Obsession = a thought / an idea that fills a
person's mind, - for any reason - fear, love,
hatred, etc. ( - *
a, a.)
Passion = Deep love of something, especially when it becomes uncontrollable and
expressed openly. (E-O-j x--L v,
G- - d---EC)
i) Way back = in the distant past. When you
use 'way back' you mention the year /
month, etc. Way back in the 1990s, . . .
Eg: He came and settled here way back in
the early 2000s.

Dates back to, not 'dates back in' = something that belonged to / happened in a particular year / time in the past.
Eg: The Indus Valley civilization dates back
to the 10th Century BC.
K. Nageswara Rao, Khammam
Q: Sir, please translate the following sentence
into Telugu.
You could have slept in the open place
A: -- Ev- a ? (y

-)
Vamsi, Santosh Nagar
Q: Sir, C

- n L, --- N-J---.

Homage, Tribute, Praise

A: Homage = something we say or do to show
our respect for somebody. (- x

-- *--, J -J-*
p p)

Tribute = Praise, often with gifts and pre-

sentations (p p, u -). Tribute n o

Praise = Good words about somebody for

their achievements (--

a-

.)
- K. Ravi, Rayagada
Q: Sir, please say the difference between the
following words.
Hear and Listen
A: 'Hear' is what reaches our ears ( j

N-.)
Eg: When you are at home you hear
sounds from the street. (x o-p

OC-* l -N-Eh.
\ vo )
Listen is what we try to hear ( vo
N).
Eg: In the class you listen to the teacher.

(x pC N vo
).

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