3 Golden Rules For Effective Communication

3 golden rules for effective communication
Here are some easy tips to do it on your own:

1. Improve pronunciation and diction
There are a few tricks to making a vernacular accent more globally understandable.
~ Try making sure that 'air' comes out of your mouth when saying the letters, 'T, P, K' and the
sound 'Ch'.
~ Focus on elongating your vowel sounds. This will also automatically slow down your rate of
speech.
~ Sing English songs out loud!
~ Watch news shows on channels like CNN and BBC.
~~ I would also suggest buying books on pronunciation and language that come with audio
cassettes.
A good book that I found really useful was Better English Pronunciation by J D O'Connor. It is part
of the Cambridge series, and some of those books come with cassettes.
2. Spruce up your writing skills
~ Believe it or not, you have to Read More!
~ Well-written magazines, like The Economist and India Today, are great to read not only to
improve language skills but also to learn more about the world.
~ In terms of books, read what interests you. The basic goal is to read as much as you can.
There are a plethora of good authors who are popular today. Some good writers whose language
is easy to follow include Vikram Seth, Jhumpa Lahiri, Paulo Coelho, J D Salinger, Albert Camus
and Roald Dahl.
~ People tend to forget basic grammar when writing e-mails. An e-mail is nothing more than a
letter which is sent electronically.
Make sure salutations and content are professional. Use special phrases when attaching
documents. For example, "Please find attached with this e-mail a report on..." This helps you
sound professional.
3. Five exercises to practise every day!
i. Pretend you are a newscaster and read out the newspaper to your mirror.
ii. Do not read local newspapers. Focus on national newspapers.
iii. While reading a book, underline all the words you do not know. Look them up in the dictionary.
iv. Make a list of these words, and make sure you use at least five of them in a conversation
during the day.
v. Most important, make an effort to speak in English to your friends and family.
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Cabbaged and fabaceae, each 8 letters long, are the longest words that can be played on
a musical instrument.
Aegilops, 8 letters long, is the longest word with its letters arranged in alphabetical
order.
Spoonfed, 9 letters long, is the longest word with its letters arranged in reverse
alphabetical order.
CIMICIC and CIMICID, each 7 letters long, are the longest words that are exclusively
made up of Roman numerals when written in upper case. Among words consisting of
only Roman numeral letters, the "highest scoring" are MIMIC (2,102) and IMMIX
(2,012).
Overnumerousnesses, 18 letters long, is the longest word that consists of only letters
that lack ascenders, descenders and dots in lower case.
Lighttight and hillypilly, each 10 letters long, are the longest words consisting only of
letters with ascenders, descenders and dots in lower case.
Tittifill, 9 letters long, is the longest word consisting only of letters with ascenders or
dots in lower case.
Honorificabilitudinitatibus, 27 letters long, is the longest word consisting strictly of
alternating consonents and vowels.
Dermatoglyphics, misconjugatedly and uncopyrightable , each 15 letters long, are the
longest words in which no letter appears more than once.
Unprosperousness, 16 letters long, is the longest word in which each letter occurs at
least twice.
Esophagographers, 16 letter long, is the longest word in which each of its letters occurs
twice.
Discrete - discreet is the longest homophonic anagram (2 similarly pronounced words
that are spelled differently but sound the same and are composed of the same letters).
Redivider is the longest common palindromic word ( a word reading the same
backwards and forwards).
The longest words that are reverse images of each other are stressed and desserts .
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be
counted."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
PREPOSITIONS IN TIME EXPRESSIONS
P Malathy, Lecturer in English,Kumaraguru College of Technology,
coimbatore - 06.
Student : How can I finish this sentence? The First World War ended at 11 a.m. ......
the eleventh day ....... the eleventh month in 1918.
This often quoted sentence reads like this:

 The First World War ended at 11 a.m. on the eleventh day of the eleventh month
in 1918.
at / around / about / by
We use at when we are discussing precise times, weekends and public holidays:

 What time does your train get in? ~ It gets in at five twenty five.
 Let's meet at Waterloo Station at the end of platform one at five thirty.
 What are you doing at the weekend?
~ I'm going to see my parents at Easter, but I've got no plans for next weekend.
We use around or about when we want to indicate approximate times:

 When does his train get in?
~ Around / About ten o' clock usually, but you can never be sure these days!
 What time should I come? ~ Come about / around eight.

We use by to indicate at or before, not later than. It can also suggest progression up to a
certain time:

 You must be here by / not later than 10.45 if we want to catch the eleven o' clock
train.
 By the time I arrived home, both children were in bed and asleep.
ON
We use on when we are discussing particular days and in the expression on weekdays:

 My daughter's birthday is on 29th February.
 She was born on 29th February 2000, so she won't be one till 29th February 2004!
 My aerobic classes are on Tuesday evenings.
 Peter's tennis lessons are on Thursdays at lunchtime.
 On weekdays I get up at seven, but at weekends I lie in until nine.

Note that we can write dates as 29th February 2002 or 29 February 2002. In formal
letters it is usually the latter. When we are speaking though we usually say: the 29th of
February 2002.
till / until
Both till and until mean up to the time indicated or up to the time when. Note that they
can both be used as conjunctions introducing clauses as well as prepositions introducing
time phrases:

 Can you work today till seven?
No, I'm sorry. I have to leave at five.
 Until Tom met Jane, he had always visited his mum at weekends.
 Can you stay over till Monday morning?
OK. But I'll have to be gone by six thirty.
in
We use in when we are discussing parts of the day or longer periods:

 I'm happy to work in the morning, but I always have a snooze in the afternoon.
 I don't mind working in the evening, but I hate to get up in the night.
 These fox cubs were born in the spring. ~ In April or May? ~ I'm not sure. In
April, I think.
 They'll be ready to leave home and fend for themselves in about three weeks from
now.
during
We can use during when we are discussing something happening between the beginning
and end of an activity:
 In / During summer, I try to have a nap at some point during the afternoon.
 But I never bother with siestas during autumn, winter or spring.
 Could you please try not to interrupt me during this meeting?
 There's an answer phone message from John. He must have phoned during lunch.
zero preposition
Note that there are some time expressions, typically involving all, some, any, each,
every, this, that, last, next, where no preposition is needed:
 The last time we met was at Sheila's birthday. Try not to leave it so long next
time.
 Where were you last Tuesday?
Sorry, I was out, but I'll be in all this week. Feel free to call any evening.
 How often do you text message your sister?
Every day. Sometimes twice a day.
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Daily i will try to post 10 words we use in net.Sharma started this.I am continuing.If there
is anymistake,let me know.
1.
AMBW = All My Best Wishes
2.
AOTS = All Of The Sudden

3. ASAP = As Soon As Possible
4. ATST = At The Same Time
5. B4&nbs p; = Before
6. B4N =Bye For Now
7. BBL&nb sp; = Be Back Later
8. BCNU =Be Seein' You
9. BITD =Back In The Day
10. BRB =Be Right Back
1. Bend over backwards=try your hardest to be fair or helpful
Dwell on=think about something at length
Lone wolf=a person who prefers to be alone
Mannequin= a dummy used to display clothes in a shop window
Rendezvous= a meeting at an agreed time and place
Swot=a person who spends a lot of time studying
Tête-à-tête= a private conversation between two people
Temperance=complete avoidance of alcohol
Titillate=make some one feel interested or mildly excited,

especially sexually
Sybarite= a person who is very fond of luxury
spill the beans= reveal confidential information
Spike=secretly add alcohol or a drug to drink or food
FOR LOVE
2. FOR LOVE OR MONEY
3. FOR THE LOVE OF
4. IN LOVE
5. NO LOVE LOST
How to fine male and female word in English
Hi friends!
i want to learn English but how to identify and remember the male and female word in
English. plz kindly help me.
advance Thank u for ur reply...
A vocabulary is defined as "all the words known and used by a particular

person".However, the words known and used by a particular person do not constitute all
the words a person is exposed to. By definition, a vocabulary includes the last two
categories of this list:
1. Never encountered the word.
2. Heard the word, but cannot define it.
3. Recognize the word due to context or tone of voice.
4. Able to use the word but cannot clearly explain it.
5. Fluent with the word – its use and definition.
1. Averse: strongly disliking or opposed to
2. Chicanery: use of cunning tricks to get what you want to do
3. Atone: do something to show you are sorry for something that

happened in past
4. Haywire: out of control
5. Frugal: careful in use of money or food
6. Headway: forward progress
7. Buzz off: go away
8. By and large: on the whole
9. Coddle: give someone too much attention and care
10. Quirk: a peculiar habit
11. Victuals: food and provisions
12. Rack your brains: think very hard
13. Ravenous: very hungry
14. Touchstone: a standard by which something is judged
15. Foster: bring up a child that is not your own by birth
16. Business like: efficient and practical

17. Fortitude: courage and strength when facing pain or trouble
18. Hell raiser: person who causes trouble by drunken or outrageous

behavior
19. Opulent: showily rich and luxurious
20. Jiff: a moment
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I would like to resume straight away with my previous lesson about the discrepancies in
American and British usage of words.
American EnglishBritish English
1. FallAutumn
2. Movie theaterCinema
3. MM/DD/YYYYDD/MM/YYYY
4. MathMaths
5. Muffler Silencer
6. NapkinServiette
7. Nothing Nought
8. Overpass Flyover
9. Pacifier Dummy
10.PantsTrousers
11.Parking LotCar Park
12.PeriodFull Stop
13.PharmacistChemist
14.Potato ChipsCrisps
15.RentHire
16.Sausage Banger
17.Sidewalk Pavement
18.Sauccer Foot ball
19.Sweater Jumper
20.Trash CanBin
21.TruckLorry
22.Vacation Holiday
23.VestWaist Coat
24.Wind shieldWind Screen
25.Zip Code Postal Code
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Coimbatore - 06.
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There are infinite websites that shoulder the responsibility of teaching
English as a part of their job. Besides, the learners are also very much interested in
learning through websites. Hence, I would like to share some of the Web IDsthat teach
English with the members of this forum.
1. Merriam-Webster Online(This is an on line dictionary that could help you to get the
individual and contextual meaning of the words along with their parts of speech. This
could be very useful for Research scholars )
2. BBC - homepage - Home of the BBC on the Internet (Teaches many foreign languages
like English, French, Spanish, German etc.)
3. Teachit's English teaching resources (Free Library Resources available for teachers of
English)
4. Longman English Language Teaching (ELT) (Lot of free resources available for
teachers and learners)
5. Vocaboly - Vocabulary Builder Software for SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and General
Vocabulary (Helps in building the word power for TOEFL, GRE, SAT, GMAT exams)
Hope these websites would be very useful to You. Join you again with another five IDs in
the next discussion.
P Malathy, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore - 06,Tamilnadu, India

Last edited by P Malathy; 17-04-07 at 01:50 PM..
Root Words section -1
ROOT
MEANING
EXAMPLES
acr, acro
beginning, tip, end, top, peak,summit
acronym, acrophobia
actin
ray
actinology, actinoid
agog
lead, leader
demagogue, synagogue
andr
male
androgynous, misandry
anthrop
man, mankind
anthropology, misanthrope
arch
first, ancient, chief
monarch, archaeology
arthr
joint
arthritis, arthropod
aster
star
astrology, asterisk
auto
self
automaton, autonomy, autocratic
1. Some are born great and some other achieve greatness
People who are born from great people ,are born great,while people who work it the hard
way by living their lives for the welfare of society achieve greatness.
2.Some are born good and others make good

There is no such thing as being born good,others make good implies the atmosphere and
household they live in makes them good citizens!
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Hey Friends lets have some fun while learning vocab....
50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

(or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)
The word "queue" is the only word in Honey is the only food that does not
the English language that is still spoil. Honey found in the tombs of
pronounced the same way when the Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by
last four letters are removed. archaeologists and found edible.
Months that begin on a Sunday will

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like always have a "Friday the 13th."
pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring

Of all the words in the English weren’t added to it.
language, the word 'set' has the most
definitions! On average a hedgehog's heart beats
300 times a minute.
What is called a "French kiss" in the More people are killed each year from
English speaking world is known as bees than from snakes.
an "English kiss" in France.
The average lead pencil will draw a

"Almost" is the longest word in the line 35 miles long or write
English language with all the letters in approximately 50,000 English words.
alphabetical order.
More people are allergic to cow's milk

"Rhythm" is the longest English word than any other food.
without a vowel.
Camels have three eyelids to protect
In 1386, a pig in France was executed themselves from blowing sand.
by public hanging for the murder of a
child The placement of a donkey's eyes in
its' heads enables it to see all four feet
A ****roach can live several weeks at all times!
with its head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than The six official languages of the
concrete. United Nations are: English, French,
Arabic, Chinese, Russian and
You can't kill yourself by holding your Spanish.
breath
There is a city called Rome on every Earth is the only planet not named
continent. after a god.
It's against the law to have a pet dog It's against the law to burp, or sneeze
in Iceland! in a church in Nebraska, USA.
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a You're born with 300 bones, but by
day! the time you become an adult, you
only have 206.
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most

illustrious admirals was throughout Some worms will eat themselves if
his life, never able to find a cure for they can't find any food!
his sea-sickness.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is It is impossible to sneeze with your

present at all important meetings of eyes open
the University of London
The worlds oldest piece of chewing

Right handed people live, on average, gum is 9000 years old!
nine years longer than left-handed
people
The longest recorded flight of a
Your ribs move about 5 million times chicken is 13 seconds
a year, everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as
can't jump! a paragon of cleanliness. She declared
that she bathed once every three
One quarter of the bones in your months, whether she needed it or not
body, are in your feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue Slugs have 4 noses.

print is different!
Owls are the only birds who can see
The first known transfusion of blood the colour blue.
was performed as early as 1667, when
Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of
blood from a sheep to a young man A man named Charles Osborne had
the hiccups for 69 years!
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster
than toenails! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-
inch tongue!
Most dust particles in your house are
made from dead skin!
The average person laughs 10 times a
The present population of 5 billion day!
plus people of the world is predicted
to become 15 billion by 2080.Women
blink nearly twice as much as men. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its
brain
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and

had only ONE testicle.
Pronunciation help ( nice website)
The web site is great for pronunciation help.
www.m-w.com
check this its very useful wensite for pronunciation....
Gerunds and Prepositions
Please find the error and give the correct word to be replaced
Ex : Error is (a ) ----- and the correct word to use is ------
1) I would like to make a demand to the hotel management that they allow people to
choose the TV programme they want to watch.
(a) would like

(b) demand
(c) allow
(d) choose
2) If you buy large quantities of this product, you will be able to get a much better price
than the usual detail price.
(a) quantities
(b) able to
(c) than
(d) detail
3) They say but then no one really knows that the presence of security cameras in the
street deters people to behaving in a criminal way.
(a) then
(b) presence
(c) deters
(d) to
4) The hotel Direction insists that all visitors leave their rooms by 11 am at the very latest
on the day of departure.
(a) Direction
(b) leave
(c) by
(d) day of departure
5) I'm absolutely sure that that's the man whom has been following me around all day
long.
(a) absolutely
(b) that's
(c) whom
(d) all day long
6) You can easily tell that the parents paid a lot of attention to those children because they
have excellent ways.
(a) easily
(b) paid
(c) those
(d) ways
7) I've just been on the bathroom scales and I know I've got to eat less because I am
weighing far too.
(a) I've just been

(b) scales
(c) I've got to
(d) I am weighing
8) I advised him about the low ceilings in the house but he took no notice and hit his head
three times.
(a) advised
(b) about
(c) in
(d) no notice
9) The first thing she did when she got to the hotel was to put her rings and other values
in the safe provided.
(a) got
(b) put
(c) values
(d) provided
10) You must really make an effort; stop making excuses and try saving some money
each month from wages this year.
(a) must
(b) making
(c) saving
(d) wages
ANSWERS
correct sentence:
I would like to make a request to the hotel management that they allow people to choose
the TV programme they want to watch.
Correct entry: request

The error was: (b) demand
Answer 2
correct sentence:
If you buy large quantities of this product, you will be able to get a much better price than
the usual retail price.
Correct entry: retail

The error was: (d) detail
Answer 3
correct sentence:
They say but then no one really knows that the presence of security cameras in the street
deters people from behaving in a criminal way.
Correct entry: from

The error was: (d) to
Answer 4
correct sentence:
The hotel Management insists that all visitors leave their rooms by 11 am at the very
latest on the day of departure.
Correct entry: Management

The error was: (a) Direction
Answer 5
correct sentence:
I'm absolutely sure that that's the man who has been following me around all day long.
Correct entry: who

The error was: (c) whom
Answer 6
correct sentence:
You can easily tell that the parents paid a lot of attention to those children because they
have excellent manners.
Correct entry: manners

The error was: (d) ways
Answer 7
correct sentence:
I've just been on the bathroom scales and I know I've got to eat less because I weigh far
too.
Correct entry: I weigh

The error was: (d) I am weighing
Answer 8
correct sentence:
I warned him about the low ceilings in the house but he took no notice and hit his head
three times.
Correct entry: warned

The error was: (a) advised
Answer 9
correct sentence:
The first thing she did when she got to the hotel was to put her rings and other valuables
in the safe provided.
Correct entry: valuables

The error was: (c) values
Answer 10
correct sentence:
You must really make an effort; stop making excuses and try to save some money each
month from wages this year.
Correct entry: to save

The error was: (c) saving
Edited by: BINNY
Effect and Affect:
The main use

of 'affect' - with an 'a' - is as a verb meaning to have an influence.
So you could say: 'Your emotional state affects how you remember
things'.
The word with an 'e' - effect - is usually used as a noun and

it means the result of an influence.
So: 'What effect will the new law
have on road use?'
the problem is these

two words are spelt very similarly, often pronounced the same, but
their meanings are also very similar - one's a noun, one's a verb.
Under,below and beneath:
under' and
'below',Both of these words can mean 'in a lower position than', so they mean the same
thing. But we use them
sometimes in different circumstances,
for example, if you're talking

about something being covered by something, we use 'under'. So, 'I hid
the key under a rock'.
You use
'' below"when you're talking about something that's not physically
immediately under, or not necessarily immediately under.
So you say,
'below the surface of the water'. That might be anywhere below the
surface of the water, not necessarily just touching it. we say things like, 'below the
poverty line'.
even beneath is more formal word to below.
climate and weather:

climate is the physical feature of that place..
weather is the changing climate of that place.
for ex:chennai climate is very sultry.That means feature of chennai is sultry..
but weather is day to day change in temperature conditions.
like today weather is very windy.
Edited by: cishawsharma
SHALL:Shall is often used in questions in the first person singular and plural when
making suggestions, making an offer or asking for advice:
ex:Shall we go out for dinner tonight?'
SHOULD:should is used refering to the present or future.....and also it is used to often to

talk about obligation...
ex:'What do you think I should do now
Hi Friends
I would like to inform something to all of you. I am also an IT professional like you all. I
am just trying to improve my vocabulary. I have been learning few new words every day,
and I want to share them with you all. Who ever interested in sharing few words please
post a single word with meaning in single post.
First word:
Proximity = Nearness, Closeness

hi all,
1) Customize the Start button
Click and drag any object

from the desktop and drop it on the Start button to add it to the Start
Menu.
2) Minimize all windows
Right click on the Taskbar

and choose Minimize All Windows from the drop down menu. This will minimize all
open windows to the
Taskbar simultaneously, clearing the desktop and giving it the focus.
3) Use the F3 key to search for a file
While the desktop is active

(to verify that the desktop is active, press CTRL+ESC followed by ESC), press
the F3 key. This will open the Find File
window and allow you to search for a file on the computer.
4) Change display properties
Right click anywhere on the

desktop and choose properties. The Display Properties dialog box appears, and
allows you to adjust the color scheme, fonts, font and window sizes, screen
saver, monitor resolution, and monitor type for your computer.
5) Launch programs with the Run command
Click on the Start button and

choose the Run command. Any application
or applet in the computer’s path statement will be launched by typing it’s
name. Similarly, network drives can be
browsed or viewed in the same way using the syntax \\computer name or \\computer
name\share
6) Use the Send To command
Right click on the file you

would like to send, choose Send To and select the destination from the drop
down menu. Note: The destination list can be customized to add
additional destination
7) Create shortcuts on the desktop

Right click on the desktop,
choose New from the drop down list, and select Shortcut. After providing the path and
Shortcut name,
the new Shortcut will be created on the desktop.
8) Use Quick View to view a document without

opening it
Right click on any document

and choose quick view from the drop down menu.
This feature will allow you to view the item without launching the
application it is associated with.
Note: Quick View is an optional installable

component in Windows 95 accessories. If
it wasn’t installed during the preliminary installation, use control panel,
add/remove programs to add it now.
9) View drive contents and change drive

properties
Right click on any drive and

choose properties. The properties box
will appear allowing you to label the disk, view it’s properties or run system
optimization tools such as disk compression, scandisk, or defrag.
10) Use CTRL_ALT_DEL to end a task that is no

longer responding to the system
If your system “hangs”, press
CTRL + ALT + DEL. The Close Program
dialog box appears allowing you to close the hung application without rebooting
the system.
The goal of this thread is to cover at least 1,00,000 words in English. Let me explain how
this thread goes.
1: I will start the thread with first word.

2: By using the last letter of the word , you have to reply to thread with another English
word with the meaning.
Example: If the first word is “Good”
1: Good
Meaning: Having the right or desired qualities , effective or reliable.
You start replying to this thread by using the last letter of the word “Good”
2: Damper
Meaning: Discouraging person or thing
Post another word with the last letter again….. it goes on and on till we reach our goal
1,00,000 words.
 Please try to avoid the duplicate words. If we fallow this thread every day we can
improve our vocabulary like anything.
 I request all the members to participate very actively to sharpen our skills and to
reach the goal of 1,00,000 words.
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Here you go for the first word :
1 : Forum
Meaning : Place of or meeting for public discussion.

Regards,
Spoorthi.
Complaint: Showing your disappointment or disapproval over somebody by

protesting or telling someone superior about it.
Compliant:Working according to norms and procedures of a co. or any other entity.
So,both are totally different and are no where related.Be careful in this regard!!
A, An, The or Nothing
1. This coat was designed by ___ Manish Malhotra.

2. Can you tell me how to get to ___ bank from here?
3. ___ Salarjung museum is closed today.
4. He is one of ___ smartest people I know.
5. I recommend you eat ___ apple at this restaurant.
6. ___ milk is good for you.
7. Would you like to see ___ movie?
8. ___ apple a day keeps ___ doctor away.
9. I can't believe I failed ___ yesterday's test!
10. Do you have ___ dictionary that I can borrow?
Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters
Red lorry, yellow lorry.

Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
Unique New York.
Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone.
Freshly-fried flying fish.
The epitome of femininity.
A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
She stood on the balcony, inexplicably mimicing him hiccupping, and amicably
welcoming him home.
Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.
Common Twisters:
She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells
shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled
peppers? If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled
peppers Peter Piper picked?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? He
would chuck, he would, as much as he could, And chuck as much as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Tongue Twister Poems:

Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now, See's saw sawed Soar's
seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See's saw Before See
sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed
Soar's seesaw. But it was sad to see Soar so sore just because See's saw sawed Soar's
seesaw.
Betty Botter had some butter, "But," she said, "this butter's bitter. If I bake this bitter
butter, It would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter, That would make my
batter better." So she bought a bit of butter - Better than her bitter butter - And she baked
it in her batter; And the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit of
better butter.
Ned Nott was shot and Sam Shott was not. So it is better to be Shott than Nott. Some say
Nott was not shot. But Shott says he shot Nott. Either the shot Shott shot at Nott was not
shot, Or Nott was shot. If the shot Shott shot shot Nott, Nott was shot. But if the shot
Shott shot shot Shott, Then Shott was shot, not Nott. However, the shot Shott shot shot
not Shott, but Nott.
A tree-toad loved a she-toad Who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree-toad, But a
three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree-toad tried to win The three-toed she-toad's
heart, For the two-toed tree-toad loved the ground That the three-toed tree-toad trod. But
the two-toed tree-toad tried in vain; He couldn't please her whim. From her tree-toad
bower, With her three-toad power, The she-toad vetoed him.
Raunchy Twisters:
I'm not a smart feller, I'm a smart feller's son And I'll keep felling smarts 'Till the smart
feller comes.
Effective Techniques of Better Communication - Verbal and Written
COMMUNICATION may just be a 13 letter word but as far as its importance goes there is
very little that we gain without effective communication. As the saying goes “It's easy to
dream but making dreams come true is what really counts. In a similar way its easy to be
a communicator but to be an effective one is what really counts... to some its definitely an
inborn skill and some strive hard to build it.
Its not always that we end up having a perfect communication. ..either there is a
misunderstanding. .. confusion... or some or the other reasons due to which things turn
out to be really sour...
Communication is basically of two major types...Verbal and Written...we can really

follow some basic rules to make these two communications really effective.
Effective Verbal Communication
First impression is the last impression - Many a times we might have heard this being
said but little do we actually realize the importance of the phrase. It’s very important to
create an impression before any conversation. .. it helps to make it smooth.
Know the details of your conversation - It is very essential to know the details of your
conversation. From the purpose of the conversation to what results are you expecting out
of it... all this is very vital. In case of a “formal conversation” be well prepared from
before... in fact try to go a step ahead knowing the taste and interest of the person you
going to interact with. In fact try to make the communication a total learning process.
Be a patient listener - As easily the word “patient listener” goes, its not always easy to be
one... but to make verbal communication effective its always necessary, otherwise you
tend to miss out on the important information and offend the person sitting opposite you.
Stop being a liar - Be very genuine with your words keeping in mind that the person/s
sitting opposite you is as clever as you think yourself to be. Your pretensions if
exaggerated might get caught and ruin all your big hopes.
Presence of mind - It is indeed a hard virtue to follow, but the absence of it is sure to ruin
all your supposedly good plans. So to make your communication really effective make
sure that you don't miss out on a single point, in fact give all possible suggestions so as to
ensure that you are taking an interest in the conversation.
Know to handle - When a conversation is at its peak, especially in case of a formal one,
and if you feel that it could turn boring at any moment, quickly sneak in a healthy humor
or a funny incident that happened recently... so very connected to the topic you were
talking on all this while
Try not to be a forgetful goat - Its sounds funny but its not all that funny... remembering
the points and information’s that you discussed a while ago is very necessary... its helps
to make future communications more effective... and most importantly try your best not
to forget the names. People appreciate if you remember their names, especially when you
are introducing them to someone else in future.
Be clear with you conversations - Just don't converse merely for the sake of it. Reduce on
your speed of talking... its helps the other person to follow what you are saying. Clarity is
very essential.
Effective Written Communication
Purpose of your writing - Always be very clear with the purpose of your writing. Is it a
favor that you are asking for or is it a favor that you are doing for somebody. Is it an
invitation for your new business venture or one for the kitty party you going to throw
very soon.
Clarity and proper use of words - Be very sure not to scribble around the paper you
writing on... clarity is a must. Your content should also be precise and clear enough for
the reader to understand.
Respect to the reader - Give due respect to yours as well as the readers point of view.
Never be over judge mental, for it might offend the reader to a great degree. This is a
very essential point. Ignoring this might land you into serious trouble...may be leading to
a cancellation of the merger which seemed so obvious, till you had written that letter.
Well all these methods of communication if kept in mind is enough for you to strike the
biggest deal of your life or may be regain that long lost friend whom you had lost because
of one of your own stupidity. When you communicate make sure no ear dares to be whom
you had lost because of one of your own stupidity. When you communicate make sure no
ear dares to be distracted.
thanks and regards

ajay kataram
This is P Malathy, started posting new topics again. I am now in Kumaraguru College of
Technology, Coimbatore, Serving as a Lecturer/ English. (Yah, Moved from SNS College
of Technology)
I was actually mustering the attention of my readers towards the right usage of
vocabulary. As a matter of fact, this new post is also a part of that. This information is just
a juxtaposition of American and British English equivalents
American English / British English
1. Apartment / Flat
2. Argument / Row
3. Baby Carriage / Pram
4. Band-aid / Plaster
5. Bathroom / Loo (or) WC
6. Can / Tin
7. Chopped beef / Mince
8. Cookie / Biscuit
9. Corn / Maize
10. Diaper / Nappy
11. Elevator / Lift
12. Eraser / Rubber
13. Flashlight / Torch
14. Fries / Chips
15. Gas / Petrol
16. GuyBloke / Chap
17. Highway / Motorway
18. Hood (car) / Bonnet
19. Jello / Jelly
20. Jelly / Jam
21. Kerosene / Paraffin
22. Lawyer / Solicitor
23. License plate / Number plate
24. Line / Queue
25. Mail / Post
I continue to concentrate on the rest of the lesson in my next post.
Dr. P Malathy, Senior Lecturer in English,

Kumaraguru College of Technology,
Coimbatore - 06.
Edited by: P Malathy

Ablutophobia - Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia - Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia - Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia - Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia - Fear of noise.
Aeroacrophobia - Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia - Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Aerophobia - Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airborne noxious substances.
Agliophobia - Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets.
Fear of leaving a safe place. Fear of crowds.
Agraphobia - Fear of xxxual abuse.
Agrizoophobia - Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia - Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia - Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia - Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia - Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens.
Algophobia - Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia - Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia - Fear of opinions.
Altophobia - Fear of heights.
Amathophobia - Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia - Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia - Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia - Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia - Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia - Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia - Fear of wind.
Androphobia - Fear of men.
Anemophobia - Fear of air drafts or wind.
Anemophobia - Fear of wind.
Anginophobia - Fear of angina, choking of narrowness.
Anglophobia - Fear of England, English culture, ect.
Angrophobia - Fear of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia - Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthophobia - Fear of flowers.
Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia - Fear of people of society.
Antlophobia - Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia - Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia - Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched.
Apiphobia - Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia - Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia - Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobiba - Fear of spiders.
Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers.
Arrhenophobia - Fear of men.
Arsonphobia - Fear of fire.
Ashenophobia - Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
Astrapophobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
Astrophobia - Fear of stars and celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia - Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia - Fear of ataxia (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia - Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia - Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia - Fear of being forgotten or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia - Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia - Fear of failure.
Aulophobia - Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia - Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia - Fear of Northern Lights.
Autodysomophobia - Fear that one has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia - Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues-
anything that falsely represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia - Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia - Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviatophobia - Fear of flying.
Aviophobia - Fear of flying.
List of all phobias: B

List of all phobias
Bacillophobia - Fear of microbes
Bacteriophobia - Fear of bacteria.
Balenephobia - Fear of pins and needles.
Ballistophobia - Fear of missles or bullets.
Barophobia - Fear of gravity.
Basiphobia - Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Basophobia - Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Bathophobia - Fear of depth.
Batonophobia - Fear of plants.
Batophobia - Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia - Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
Bibliophobia - Fear of books.
Blennophobia - Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia - Fear of bogies or the bogeyman.
Bolshephobia - Fear of Bulsheviks.
Bromidrophobia - Fear of body smells.
Bromidrosiphobia - Fear of body smells.
Brontophobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
Bufonophobia - Fear of toads.
List of all phobias: C

List of all phobias
Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia - Fear of newness, novelty.
Cainotophobia - Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia - Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia - Fear of cancer.
Carcinophobia - Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia - Fear of the heart.
Carnophobia - Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia - Fear of jumping from high and low places.
Cathisophobia - Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia - Fear of new things or ideas.
Centophobia - Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia - Fear of thunder.
Chaetophobia - Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia - Fear of cold.
Cheimatophobia - Fear of cold.
chemophobia - Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
Cherophobia - Fear of gaiety.
Chionophobia - Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia - Fear of being touched.
Cholerophobia - Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
Chorophobia - Fear of dancing.
Chrematophobia - Fear of money.
Chromatophobia - Fear of colors.
Chrometophobia - Fear of money.
Chromophobia - Fear of colors.
Chronomentrophobia - Fear of clocks.
Chronophobia - Fear of time.
Cibophobia - Fear of food.
Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces.
Cleisiophobia - Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Cleithrophobia - Fear of being enclosed.,br> Cleithrophobia - Fear of being locked in an
enclosed place.,br> Cleptophobia - Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia - Fear of stairs, climbing or of falling downstairs.
Clinophobia - Fear of going to bed.
Clithrophobia - Fear of being enclosed.
Cnidophobia - Fear of strings.
Coimetrophobia - Fear of cemeteries.
Coitophobia - Fear of coitus.
Cometophobia - Fear of comets.
Contreltophobia - Fear of xxxual abuse.
Coprastasophobia - Fear of constipation.
Coprophobia - Fear of feces.
Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns.
Counterphobia - The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Cremnophobia - Fear of precipices.
Cryophobia - Fear fo extreme cold, ice or frost.
Crystallophobia - Fear of crystals or glass.
Cyberphobia - Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia - Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia - Fear of waves or wave like motions.
Cynophobia - Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cyprianophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
Cypridophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
Cyprinophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
Cypriphobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
The List of all phobias: D
List of all phobias
Daemonophobia - Fear of demons.
Decidophobia - Fear of making decisions.
Defecaloesiphobia - Fear of painful bowels movements.
Deipnophobia - Fear of dining and dinner conversation.
Dematophobia - Fear of skin lesions.
Dementophobia - Fear of insanity.
Demonophobia - Fear of demons.
Demophobia - Fear of crowds.
Dendrophobia - Fear of trees.
Dentophobia - Fear of dentist.
Dermatophathophobia - Fear of skin disease.
Dermatophobia - Fear of skin disease.
Dermatosiophobia - Fear of skin disease.
Dextrophobia - Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Diabetophobia - Fear of diabetes.
Didaskaleinophobia - Fear of going to school.
Diderodromophobia - Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
Dikephobia - Fear of justice.
Dinophobia - Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
Diplophobia - Fear of double vision.
Dipsophobia - Fear drinking.
Dishabiliophobia - Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Domatophobia - Fear of houses or being in a home.
Doraphobia - Fear of fur or skins of animals
. Dromophobia - Fear of crossing streets.
Dutchphobia - Fear of the Dutch.
Dysmorphophobia - Fear of deformity.
Dystychiphobia - Fear of accidents.
List of all phobias: E

List of all phobias
Ecclesiophobia - Fear of church.
Ecophobia - Fear of home.
Eicophobia - Fear of home surroundings.
Eisoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Electrophobia - Fear of electricity.
Eleutherophobia - Fear of freedom.
Elurophobia - Fear of cats.
Emetophobia - Fear of vomiting.
Enetophobia - Fear of pins.
Enissophobia - Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism.
Enochlophobia - Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia - Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism.
Entomophobia - Fear of insects.
Eosophobia - Fear of dawn or daylight.
Epistaxiophobia - Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemphobia - Fear of knowledge.
Equinophobia - Fear of hourse.
Eremophobia - Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthophobia - Fear of redlights. Fear of blushing. Fear of red.
Ereuthrophobia - Fear of blushing.
Ergasiophobia - Fear of work or functioning. Surgeon's fear of operating.
Ergophobia - Fear of work.
Erotophobia - Fear of xxxual love or xxxual questions.
Erythrophobia - Fear of redlights. Fear of blushing. Fear of red.
Erytophobia- Fear of redlights. Fear of blushing. Fear of red.
Euphobia - Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia - Fear of female genitalia.
List of all phobias: F

List of all phobias
Febriphobia - Fear of fever.
Felinophobia - Fear of cats.
Fibriophobia - Fear of fever.
Fibriphobia - Fear of fever.
Francophobia - Fear of France, French culture.
List of all phobias: G

List of all phobias
Galeophobia - Fear of cats.
Galiophobia - Fear of France, French culture.
Gallophobia - Fear of France, French culture.
Gamophobia - Fear of marriage.
Gatophobia - Fear of cats.
Geliophobia - Fear of laughter.
Geniophobia - Fear of chins.
Genophobia - Fear of xxx.
Genuphobia - Fear of knees.
Gephydrophobia - Fear of crossing bridges.
Gephyrophobia - Fear of crossing bridges.
Gephysrophobia - Fear of crossing bridges.
Gerascophobia - Fear of growing old.
Germanophobia - Fear of Germany, German culture, etc.
Gerontophobia - Fear of old people or of growing old.
Geumaphobia - Fear of taste.
Geumophobia - Fear of taste.
Gnosiophobia - Fear of knowledge.
Graphophobia - Fear of writing or handwritting.
Gymnophobia - Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia - Fear of women.
Gynophobia - Fear of women.
List of all phobias: H

List of all phobias
Hadephobia - Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia - Fear of saints or holy things.
Hamartophobia - Fear of sinning.
Haphephobia - Fear of being touched.
Haptephobia - Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia - Fear of being robbed.
Hedonophobia - Fear of feeling pleasure.
Heliophobia - Fear of the sun.
Hellenologophobia - Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Helminthophobia - Fear of being infested with worms.
Hemaphobia - Fear of blood.
Hematophobia - Fear of blood.
Hemophobia - Fear of blood.
Hereiophobia - Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.
Heresyphobia - Fear of challenges to official doctrine or radical deviation.
Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Heterophobia - Fear of the opposite xxx.
Hierophobia - Fear of priest or sacred things.
Hippophobia - Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words.
Hobophobia - Fear of bums or beggars.
Hodophobia - Fear of road travel.
Homichlophobia - Fear of fog.
Homilophobia - Fear of sermons.
Hominophobia - Fear of men.
Homophobia - Fear of sameness, monotony or of homoxxxuality or of becoming
homoxxxual.
Hoplophobia * Fear of firearms.
Hormephobia - Fear of shock.
Hydrargyophobia - Fear of mercuial medicines.
Hydrophobia - Fear of water of of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia - Fear or rabies.
Hyelophobia - Fear of glass.
Hygrophobia - Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
Hylephobia - Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
Hylophobia - Fear of forests.
Hynophobia - Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
Hypegiaphobia - Fear of responsibility.
Hypengyophobia - Fear of responsibility.
Hypsiphobia - Fear of height.
List of all phobias: I

List of all phobias
Iatrophobia - Fear of going to the doctor or doctors.
Ichthyophobia - Fear of fish.
Ideophobia - Fear of ideas.
Illyngophobia - Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
insectophobia - fear of insects.
Iophobia - Fear of poison.
Isolophobia - Fear of solitude, being alone.
Isopterophobia - Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
Ithyphallophobia - Fear of seeing, thinking about, or having an erect penis.
The List of all phobias: J

List of all phobias
Japanophobia - Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia - Fear of Jews.
The List of all phobias: K

List of all phobias
Kainolophobia - Fear of novelty.
Kainophobia - Fear of anything new, novelty.
Kakorrhaphiophobia - Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia - Fear of ridicule.
Kathisophobia - Fear of sitting down.
Kenophobia - Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
Kinesophobia - Fear of movement or motion.
Kinetophobia - Fear of movement or motion.
Kleptophobia - Fear of movement or motion.
Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms.
Kolpophobia - Fear of genitals, particulary female.
Koniophobia - Fear of dust.
Kopophobia - Fear of fatigue.
Kosmikophobi - Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Kymophobia - Fear of waves.
Kynophobia - Fear of rabies.
Kyphophobia - Fear of stooping.
List of all phobias: L

List of all phobias
Lachanophobia - Fear of vegitables.
Laliophobia - Fear of speaking.
Lalophobia - Fear of speaking.
Lepraphobia - Fear of leprosy.
Leprophobia - Fear of leprosy.
Leukophobia - Fear of the color white.
Levophobia - Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Ligyrophobia - Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Limnophobia - Fear of lakes.
Linonophobia - Fear of string.
Liticaphobia - Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia - Fear fo childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia - Fear of computers.
Logophobia - Fear of words.
Luiphobia - Fear of lues, syphillis.
Lutraphobia - Fear of otters.
Lygophobia - Fear of darkness.
Lysssophobia - Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.
The List of all phobias: M

List of all phobias
Macrophobia - Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia *- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia - Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia - Fear of love play.
Maniaphobia - Fear of insanity.
Mastigophobia - Fear of punishment.
Mechanophobia - Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia - Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia - Fear of an erect penis.
Megalophobia - Fear of large things.
Melanophobia - Fear of the color black.
Melissophobia - Fear of bees.
Melophobia - Fear of hatred or music.
Meningitiophobia - Fear of brain disease.
Merinthophobia - Fear of being bound or tied up.
Mertophobia - Fear or hatred of poetry.
Metallophobia - Fear of metal.
Metathesiophobia - Fear of changes.
Meterorophobia - Fear of Meteors.
Methyphobia - Fear of alcohol.
Microbiophobia - Fear of microbes.
Microphobia - Fear of small things.
Misophobia - Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.
Mnemophobia - Fear of memories.
Molysmophobia - Fear of dirt or contamination.
Molysomophobia - Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monopathophobia - Fear of difinite disease.
Monophobia - Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monophobia - Fear of menstruation.
Motorphobia - Fear of automobiles.
Mottophobia - Fear of moths.
Murophobia - Fear of mice.
Musophobia - Fear of mice.
Mycophobia - Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia - Fear of small things.
Myctophobia - Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia - Fear of ants.
Mysophobia - Fear of germs or contamination or dirt.
Mythophobia - Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Myxophobia - Fear of slime.
The List of all phobias: N

List of all phobias
Namatophobia - Fear of names.
Nebulaphobia - Fear of fog.
Necrophobia - Fear of death or or dead things.
Nelophobia - Fear of glass.
Neopharmaphobia - Fear of new drugs.
neophobia - Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia - Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia - Fear of the night.
Nosemaphobia - Fear of becoming ill.
Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals.
Nosophobia - Fear of becoming ill.
Nostophobia - Fear of returning home.
Novercaphobia - Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia - Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia - Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia - Fear of numbers.
Nyctohlophobia - Fear of dark wooded areas, of forest at night.
Nyctophobia - Fear of the dark or of the night.
The List of all phobias: O

List of all phobias
Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight.
Ochlophobia - Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ochophobia - Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia - Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynephobia - Fear of pain.
Odynophobia - Fear of pain.
Oenophobia - Fear of wines.
Oikophobia - Fear of home surroundings, house.
Oikophobia - Fear of houses or being in a house.
Oikophobia - Fear of home surroundings.
Olfactophobia - Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia - Fear of rain or being rained on.
Ommatophobia - Fear of eyes.
Ommetaphobia - Fear of eyes.
Oneirogmophobia - Fear of wet dreams.
Oneirophobia - Fear of dreams.
Onomatophobia - Fear of hearing a certain word or names.
Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes.
Opthalmophobia - Fear of being stared at.
Optophobia - Fear of opening one's eyes.
Ornithophobia - Fear of birds.
Orthophobia - Fear of property.
Osmophobia - Fear of smells or odors.
Osphesiophobia - Fear of smells or odors.
Ostraconophobia - Fear of shellfish.
Ouranophobia - Fear of heaven.
The List of all phobias: P

List of all phobias
Pagophobia - Fear of ice or frost.
Panophobia - Fear of everything.
Panthophobia - Fear of suffering and disease.
Pantophobia - Fear of everything.
Papaphobia - Fear fo the Pope.
Papyrophobia - Fear of paper.
Paralipophobia - Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
Paraphobia - Fear of xxxual perversion.
Parasitophobia - Fear of parasites.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia - Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia - Fear of virgins or young girls.
Parturiphobia - Fear of childbirth.
Pathophobia - Fear of disease.
Patroiophobia - Fear of heredity.
Peccatophobia - Fear of sinning. (imaginary crime)
Pediculophobia - Fear of lice.
Pediophobia - Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia - Fear of children.
Peladophobia - Fear of bald people.
Pellagrophobia - Fear of pellagra.
Peniaphobioa - Fear of poverty.
Pentheraphobia - Fear of mother-in-law.
Phagophobia - Fear of swallowing or eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia - Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia - Fear of penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia - Fear of taking medicine.
Pharmacophobia - Fear of drugs.
Phasmophobia - Fear of ghost.
Phengophobia - Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia - Fear of kissing.
Philematophobia - Fear of kissing.
Philophobia - Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Philosophobia - Fear of philosophy.
Phobophobia - Fear of phobias.
Phonophobia - Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones.
Photoaugliaphobia - Fear of glaring lights.
Photophobia - Fear of light.
Phronemophobia - Fear of thinking.
Phthiriophobia - Fear of lice.
Phthisiophobia - Fear of tuberculosis.
Placophobia - Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia - Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia - Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Pneumatiphobia - Fear of spirits.
Pnigerophobia - Fear of choking or of being smothered.
Pnigophobia - Fear of choking or of being smothered.
Pocrescophobia - Fear of gaining weight.
Pocresophobia - Fear of gaining weight.
Pogonophobia - Fear of beards.
Poinephobia - Fear of punishment.
Poliosophobia - Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
Politicophobia - Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
Polyphobia - Fear of many things.
Ponophobia - Fear of overworking or of pain.
Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple.
Potamophobia - Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia - Fear of alcohol.
Proctophobia - Fear or rectum.
Prosophobia - Fear of progress.
Psellismophobia - Fear of stuttering.
Psychophobia - Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia - Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia - Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia - Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
Pyrexiophobia - Fear of fever.
Pyrophobia - Fear of fire.
List of all phobias: Q

List of all phobias
The A - List of all phobias: R

List of all phobias
Radiophobia - Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia - Fear of frogs.
Rectophobia - Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Rhabdophobia - Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely
criticized. Also fear of magic. (wand)
Rhypophobia - Fear of defecation.
Rhytiphobia - Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia - Fear of dirt.
Russophobia - Fear of Russians.
List of all phobias: S

List of all phobias
Samhainophobia - Fear of Halloween.
Sarmassophobia - Fear of love play.
Sarmassophobia - Fear of love play.
Satanophobia - Fear of Satin.
Scabiophobia - Fear of scabies.
Scatophobia - Fear of fecal matter.
Scelerophobia - Fear of bad men, burglars.
Sciaphobia - Fear of shadows.
Sciophobia - Fear of shadows.
Scoionophobia - Fear of school.
Scoleciphobia - Fear of worms.
Scopophobia - Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scoptophobia - Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scotomaphobia - Fear of blindness in visual field.
Scotophobia - Fear of darkness.
Scriptophobia - Fear of writing in public.
Selaphobia - Fear of light flashes.
Selenophobia - Fear of the moon.
Seplophobia - Fear of decaying matter.
Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of long words.
xxxophobia - Fear of the opposit xxx.
xxxophobia - Fear of the opposite xxx.
Siderophobia - Fear of stars.
Sinistrophobia - Fear of things to the left, left-handed.
Sinophobia - Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
Sitiophobia - Fear of food.
Sitiophobia - Fear of food or eating.
Sitophobia - Fear of food or eating.
Sitophobia - Fear of food.
Snakephobia - Fear of snakes.
Soceraphobia - Fear of parents-in-law.
Social Phobia - Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Sociophobia - Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia - Fear of sleep.
Sophophobia - Fear of learning.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia - Fear of outer space.
Spectrophobia - Fear of specters or ghosts.
Spermatophobia - Fear of germs.
Spermophobia - Fear of germs.
Spheksophobia - Fear of wasps.
Stasibasiphobia - Fear fo standing or walking.
Stasiphobia - Fear of standing or walking.
Staurophobia - Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia - Fear of narrow things or places.
Stigiophobia - Fear of hell.
Stygiophobia - Fear of hell.
Suriphobia - Fear of mice.
Symbolophobia - Fear of symbolism.
Symmetrophobia - Fear of symmetry.
Syngenesophobia - Fear of relatives.
Syphilophobia - Fear of syphilis.
List of all phobias: T

List of all phobias
Tachophobia - Fear of speed.
Taeniophobia - Fear of tapeworms.
Teniophobia - Fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia - Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Taphophobia - Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia - Fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia - Fear of bulls.
Technophobia - Fear of technology.
Teleophobia - Fear fo difinite plans. Fear of Religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia - Fear of telephones.
Teratophobia - Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testaphobia - Fear of taking test.
Tetanophobia - Fear of lockjaw, tetnus.
Teutophobia - Fear of German or German things.
Textophobia - Fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia - Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia - Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia - Fear of death or dying.
Thantophobia - Fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia - Fear of theaters.
Theophobia - Fear of gods or religion.
Theologicophobia - Fear of theology.
Thermophobia - Fear of heat.
Tocophobia Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia - Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder.
Topophobia - Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia - Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Toxophobia - Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Toxicophobia - Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia - Fear of injury.
Tremophobia - Fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia - Fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia - Fear of hair.
Trichophobia - Fear of hair.
Hypertrichophobia - Fear of hair.
Triskaidekaphobia - Fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia - Fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia - Fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia - Fear of tuberculosis.
Tyrannophobia - Fear of tyrants.
The List of all phobias: U

List of all phobias
Uranophobia - Fear of heaven.
Urophobia - Fear of urine or urinating.
The List of all phobias: U

List of all phobias
Vaccinophobia - Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia - Fear of words.
Verminophobia - Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia - Fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia - Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia - Fear of step-father.
List of all phobias: W

List of all phobias
Walloonphobia - Fear of Walloons.
Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft.
List of all phobias: X
List of all phobias
Xanthophobia - Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenophobia - Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia - Fear of dryness.
Xylophobia - Fear of wooden objects. Forests.
List of all phobias: Y
List of all phobias: Z

List of all phobias
Zelophobia - Fear of jelousy.
Zeusophobia - Fear of God or gods.
Zemmiphobia - Fear of the great mole rat.
Zoophobia - Fear of animals.
Offline Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
Cdnoult blveiee taht I

cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of
the hmuan mnid, aoccidrng to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotle mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit
a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed tihs psas it on!!
Prof. K. Devadoss, KCT, Coimbatore-06.
This is the continuation of my first mail. Based on the response, I would like to continue
writing on the same topic, EASY HOMONYMS.
Lesson :2
1. ASCENT - Rise, Mounting upward
ASSENT - Act of agreeing.
e:g - The ascent of Mount Everest is not easy.
e:g - The president gave his assent to the Bill.
2. BAIL - To liberaate from custody

BALE - To bundle or package of goods
e:g - The judge granted him bail.
e:g - The cloth was packed in bales.
3. BORED- That which bores

BOARD(V) - Get in
e:g - His story bored her.
e:g - Please board the plane immediately.
4. COUNCIL - An assembly for consultation

COUNSEL - Deliberarion, Consultation, Advice, etc
e:g - He is a member of the legislative council.
e:g - We must listen to the counsel of our elders.
5. COARSE - Rude, Not refined

COURSE - A running, Passage, Route, etc
e:g - He has coarse skin.
e:g - What course of action would you recommend?
Keep posting your queries and responses.
Edited by: Prof.K.Devadoss
I felt that this forum well serve the purpose of helping and guiding the
technocrats and professional education students. Hence, with heart-full gratitude for the
Admin of this forum, I would like post an innovative idea to enrich your vocabulary
everyday.
YES IT IS ABOUT LEARNING HOMONYMS ALONG WITH ITS CONTEXTUAL

USAGE.
DEFINITION : It is a word pronunced and spelt like a similar one which is discrepant in
meaning.
HOMONYMS FOR practice
1. ingenious - means clever, intellectual, brilliant & shrewd
e:g - His ingenious plan increased the market-value of our products.
2. indigenous - local made.
e:g - This is an indigenous car.
3. opposite - other side, antonym,& contradict
e:g His dwelling is opposite to my residence.
Convict is the opposite of acquit.
4. Apposite - exact
e:g She gave me the apposite answer.
5. Adapt - adjust, accommodate, etc
e:g She can adapt with her situation.
6. Adept - talent
e:g My students are adept in performing lab experiments.
Prof. K. DEVADOSS,
Professor of English, S & H Dept.,
KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY,
COIMBATORE - 06
Edited by: Prof.K.Devadoss
How to use the word â€˜oweâ€™?[/B]

Student : How can I use the word owe when I lend someone some money. Do I say:
'I owe you 20 dollars' or do I say: 'You owe me 20 dollars?' The importance of my
question is how do I use this word in both ways such as when I borrow some money
from someone and also when I lend someone some money.
Professor : If you borrow something from somebody, you take it with their
permission and promise to return it in due course, at the end of a limited period
usually. If you borrow Â£5,000 from the bank, you will owe them Â£5,000, plus
interest on the period of time you have borrowed if for.
Consider the following:
 'I borrowed five pounds from my brother and forgot to pay it back.'
 'I always buy the books I want to read, although I agree it would be cheaper
to borrow them from the library.'
 'Many of his ideas are borrowed from other sources.'

[/list]If you lend somebody something, or lend something to somebody, then
you give them something of yours for a limited period of time. If you lend
someone some money, they will owe you the money.
Consider the following:
o 'She lent her sister her car for the weekend.' (NB: verb + indirect
object + direct object)
o 'If you lend your coat to Philip, youâ€™ll never see it again.' (NB:
verb + direct object + indirect object)
o 'If you can lend me a hand with these reports, we might finish them
by suppertime.'
[/list]2. SAY OR TELL
Student : I would like to know the correct use of say and tell with
respect to verbs used in direct and indirect speech, for example:
Brian said to me: I speak Russian or Brian told me he spoke Russian.
Professor : Say is the standard verb which is used to indicate direct
speech in any narrative - anecdotes, short stories, novels, etc. It is
often used with other 'reporting' verbs, which may be more
descriptive or more colourful than the all-purpose say and therefore
preferred.
Compare the following:
 "What do you think?" asked Mary, holding up the wedding

dress.
 "Oh, it looks lovely," they all chorused.
 "It smells a bit musty," ventured William after a moment's

silence.
 "That's because it's been shut up in this wardrobe for the last
twenty years," replied Jo.
 "I'm sure it'll be all right," said Vanessa encouragingly.

[/list]Say is also used to introduce indirect speech with a that
clause. In the examples that follow, please note:
~ the conjunction that is usually not used, unless it is needed to
emphasize what is being reported
~ say cannot be followed by a direct personal object
~ as with the direct speech examples above, other reporting
verbs may be preferred
 She said (that) she was going out. (Not: She said
meâ€¦)And she admitted (that) she might be late back.
 They said/mentioned (that) Carlos had behaved very

strangely when they were in Rio.
 He said/insisted (that) he had been driving very slowly

when the accident happened.
[/list]
TELL :
If we use tell to report statements like those above in
indirect speech, we must remember that tell has to be
followed by a direct personal object:
 'He told her (that) he loved her.' (Not: He told

that he loved her.)
 'They told us (that) they had already bought us a

wedding present.'
 'How can you stand there and tell me now that

you're not going through with it?' she shouted.
[/list]Tell is often used with an object + infinitive
to express orders, instructions, requests and
advice.
Other reporting verbs can also be used in this
way, although say cannot be used like this.
Compare the following:
 'He told them to stay on the path and not

to wander off into the woods.' (Not: He
said themâ€¦)
 'I asked her to get me some apples.'

 'They advised Gladys not to worry. Tom
would be all right.
 'They told/asked/advised/warned him to

turn the music down as everybody else
was already in bed and wanted to sleep
[/list]

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Here are some easy tips to do it on your own:

 What time should I come? ~ Come about / around eight.

 My aerobic classes are on Tuesday evenings.

 Peter's tennis lessons are on Thursdays at lunchtime.

 On weekdays I get up at seven, but at weekends I lie in until nine.

AMBW = All My Best Wishes

AOTS = All Of The Sudden

1. Bend over backwards=try your hardest to be fair or helpful

Dwell on=think about something at length

Lone wolf=a person who prefers to be alone

Mannequin= a dummy used to display clothes in a shop window

Rendezvous= a meeting at an agreed time and place

Swot=a person who spends a lot of time studying

Tête-à-tête= a private conversation between two people

Temperance=complete avoidance of alcohol

Titillate=make some one feel interested or mildly excited,

Sybarite= a person who is very fond of luxury

spill the beans= reveal confidential information

Spike=secretly add alcohol or a drug to drink or food

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advance Thank u for ur reply...

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2. Chicanery: use of cunning tricks to get what you want to do

3. Atone: do something to show you are sorry for something that

4. Haywire: out of control

5. Frugal: careful in use of money or food

6. Headway: forward progress

7. Buzz off: go away

8. By and large: on the whole

9. Coddle: give someone too much attention and care

10. Quirk: a peculiar habit

11. Victuals: food and provisions

12. Rack your brains: think very hard

13. Ravenous: very hungry

14. Touchstone: a standard by which something is judged

15. Foster: bring up a child that is not your own by birth

16. Business like: efficient and practical

18. Hell raiser: person who causes trouble by drunken or outrageous

19. Opulent: showily rich and luxurious

20. Jiff: a moment

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