Thursday, August 03, 2006

A 'Word' for a cause...

A week back, I went to our cafeteria for lunch and I decided to have Parata, over Thali & Fruit cuts . The conversation was something like this..

Me : Bhai saab, Ek parata, please...
Waiter: Which Parata Sir, Aalu or Spinache..
Me : Spinache ??? means what?
Waiter: (With a weird look ) It's Palak Sir...

Really ,I didn't know what Spinache meant at that time ... This reminds me about a word 'cafeteria' which I heard for the first time while preparing for G.R.E and now I use it almost everyday... So, I don't know some words ,which are being used by other people in their day to day life..

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In the last four years ,many people ,most of them were fresh from college ,were asking me about how to prepare for interview.. With my experience of attending as well taking interviews ,I suggest them to concentrate on following .. Atleast all nine rounds of my Oracle interview were based on these three aspects..

Communication Skills
C Language / SQL
Analytical skills /Aptitude

How to improve Communication skills?? Most of the people say that to improve English ,start speaking in English.. In reality , it's not easy.. then what is the best way ?? I personally feel , by improving vocabulary , simply becoz, good vocabulary improves your interest in reading ,becoz you'll complety understand what you are reading ... Atleast ,It worked for me..

With that Experience ,I had suggested many guys to learn one English word every day so that they can build up their vocabulary . I told it to 20 different people and none of them did it atleast for 20 days straight.. This drives me crazy ... why do people don't do something ,which is so important for buiding their carrer ?

I was thinking about compiling 500-600 English words, which will help these guys to improve their basic vocabulary but It didn't turn to reality for unknown reasons... I request all the readers of this post to write atleast one English word in the comments section ,which you feel is commonly used and People who study in non -English medium mayn't be knowing .. Eg: Words like Genuine, Ridiculous, Pleasure, or something like 'Whatz up? might help.

Please take it on serious note as I have the idea of building similar list to help students in Govt.. Telugu medium schools in and around my village...

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13 Comments:

At Thu Aug 03, 11:53:00 PM GMT+5:30, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lemme start myself.. Here it goes..

Inevitable = Unavoidable

U guessed it right :) thats exactly the same quote ,which made me to look dictionary in XII standard for this word.

 
At Fri Aug 04, 12:12:00 PM GMT+5:30, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pardon = Excuse

 
At Fri Aug 04, 06:51:00 PM GMT+5:30, Blogger kittu said...

inflation = A general and progressive increase in prices
Comprehension = An ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
sophisticated = Ahead in development; complex or intricate "a sophisticated electronic control system"
obligation =
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
"every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"
The state of being obligated to do or pay something
"he is under an obligation to finish the job"
A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
A legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

 
At Fri Aug 04, 11:11:00 PM GMT+5:30, Blogger kittu said...

bolstered = Support and strengthen

 
At Sat Aug 05, 03:43:00 AM GMT+5:30, Anonymous Anonymous said...

inadvertent = Not duly attentive

ambiguous = Doubtful or uncertain:

 
At Sat Aug 05, 08:45:00 AM GMT+5:30, Blogger superaghu said...

Spinach = palak....am just kidding to put up that word...but thought here are few more common words that I found difficult when I cam here...

Vegetables:
Eggplant = Brinjal
Okra = Lady's finger
Brocoli = different kind of cauliflower...entirely diffrent..
bell pepper = capsicum

and more
silver ware = forks, spoon and knife (I initally thought that only steel forks are called silver ware ;) but even plastic one's are called same)


And its not just the words, but many of the slang phrases, which make entirely different sense...are important to build up confidence....

Like as you mentioned...Wahts's up...it's just a slang..to say hi, to ask whats going on etc..

Here is one link that I found useful...definetly helpful for Toefl...
http://www.manythings.org/slang/

hope this provide some help...

 
At Mon Aug 07, 02:10:00 PM GMT+5:30, Blogger ~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

hey !

thanx for stopping by ...

i think ur idea is real good .. am putting up a few words here

 
At Mon Aug 07, 02:13:00 PM GMT+5:30, Blogger ~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

authenticate : to prove genuine

samovar : A metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals

treatise : A systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject.

 
At Tue Aug 08, 09:48:00 AM GMT+5:30, Blogger Sudhakar said...

Kittu: Thanks ra, Good words.. especially "sophisticated"

Sreenu: Thanks ... 'Ambiguous' is exactaly what I'm looking for..

Raghu: When I had similar discussion with Prabodhan, He told me about Eggplant & Okra...

I agree, those slang pharase are really important.. Your list will be useful for NRIs (students esp..)

Deepa: Welcome & Thanks..

'authenticate ' is good..

 
At Tue Aug 08, 10:49:00 AM GMT+5:30, Anonymous Anonymous said...

often - Frequently. (In india we say "ofen" (T silent), in US we stress 'T'.

 
At Tue Aug 08, 10:52:00 AM GMT+5:30, Blogger Sudhakar said...

Raj : Thanks bro.. good one indeed..

(Indeed = Really)

 
At Thu Aug 17, 07:27:00 PM GMT+5:30, Blogger Sudhakar said...

Candid = frank

 
At Tue Aug 22, 02:03:00 PM GMT+5:30, Anonymous Anonymous said...

witty:
Being clever and funny, making funny quips off the top of your head. Witty people are clever and cool. Hang out with them.

 

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