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BALANCE pervades our everyday lives. Commerce is driven by a balance of supply and demand. What if population growth outstrips food supply, ...

By GRANT BARRETT Editorial director of Wordnik http://www.wordnik.com Bodily functions are a rich source of English slang, so naturally, we ...

When the teacher enters the classroom, is it correct for the monitor to say “rise up class, good morning Miss Wong”? 2. Are these sentences ...

By FADZILLAH AMIN Which is the correct answer for each of the sentences below? Can you explain why? a) Don’t drink the water unless it (is ...

LINE – “a long thin mark on the surface of something” (CIDE) – is capable of stretching itself, beyond linear style, to combine with ‘little...

I wonder which of these sentences is correct, or apt for notices, with regard to using the plural form to describe the days of the week: 1. ...

For each set of three words below, find a rhyme for the second and third words so that you get three words (including the italicised word, w...

Look at these little ‘stories’ and see if you can find a mistake in each of them: The theft “My wife’s handbag with all her three credit car...

A phrasal verb is an idiomatic phrase consisting of (i) verb + adverb (break down); (ii) verb + preposition (look into); or (iii) verb + adv...

There are some language errors in the advertisement. Let me comment on them: 1. “Packages includes” should be corrected to “Packages include...

When we travel, we meet various kinds of people of different cultures. But we can often recognise a Malaysian quite easily by their Manglish...

This poem is for my mom.The most magnificent person in this world.I didn't write this but my mom loved it,i hope you do to. Sometimes i ...

EACH sentence below contains a synonym of the bold word(s), spelt out in consecutive letters. Can you spot it? Example: The couple continue...

MONEY, money, money; always sunny in the rich man’s world”. When Swedish pop group ABBA penned those immortal lyrics, I wouldn’t imagine tha...

1. Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool at the other. 2. Lecture : An art of transferring inform...

To realize The value of a sister Ask someone Who doesn't have one. To realize The value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple. To re...

If I leave this earth and pass away Grieve not over my departure and do pray For life in this earth is only a temporary stay For my time is ...

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow and each road leds you where you want to go and if you faced with the choice and you hav...