Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
More phrasal verbs with 'keep'
Some model sentences for keep on, keep out, and keep up. Find the contexts on the Think maps above.
1. If we can't keep up with the current workload, we might have to hire more staff.
2. How much longer will he keep up this pretense that all is well?
3. We've installed screens over all the windows to keep out the mosquitoes.
4. When his business failed, his employees bought him out, but he was kept on as project coordinator.
5. It kept on raining all evening, so the concert had to be canceled.
6. Having frequent visitors keeps patients' spirits up.
7. The new students tried to keep up with their peers accomplishments.
8. Collins was carded and kept out of the remainder of the match.
9. There was a sign on the door that read, 'keep out'.
10. If you keep up with your English studies, your command of the language will grow.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Cut out

1. "Cut it out! Stop teasing me!"
2. The doctor said that I have to cut animal fats out of my diet.
3. They cut out a small growth under his jaw, but luckily, it was benign.
4. He is not cut out for the pressures of being president. (EDUCATION;TEMPERAMENT)
5. She was furious when her father cut her out of his will.
6. The characters in this TV show are like cardboard cut-outs.
7. Our car was performing beautifully for most of the trip, but when we reached Calais the motor cut out and we could not get it started again.
8. We cut out of the end of the presentation because it was boring, and we needed a coffee. (INFORMAL)
9. They cut a lot out of the movie for the commercial version; I prefer the director's cut.
10. Take these cut-outs and paste them over the green banner.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
TALE OF TWO SUFFIXES
In English, there are two suffixes which in Spanish both translate the same way, but often mean different things. These are -ic and -cal. In some cases, the difference is very clear.
eg.Hysteric (the noun), Hysterical (the adjective)
But:
Economic vs. Economical
People sometimes describe something as economic when they mean economical. Economic means‘ concerning economics’: he‘s rebuilding a solid economic base for the country’s future.
There are still more examples of this, but it’s interesting to note that there is no such word as grammatic, only grammatical.
Geometric vs Geometrical
The Oxford English Dictionary gives Geometrical as a variant of Geometric.
eg.Hysteric (the noun), Hysterical (the adjective)
But:
Economic vs. Economical
People sometimes describe something as economic when they mean economical. Economic means‘ concerning economics’: he‘s rebuilding a solid economic base for the country’s future.
Economical means‘ thrifty, avoiding waste’: Small cars should be inexpensive to buy and economical to run.
Others:
Historic vs. Historical
1 On the use of an historic moment; or a historic moment;
2 Historic and historical are used in slightly different ways. Historic means‘ famous or important in history’, as in a historic occasion; , whereas historical means‘ concerning history or historical events’, as in historical evidence; : thus a historic event; is one that was very important, whereas a historical event is something that happened in the past.
2 Historic and historical are used in slightly different ways. Historic means‘ famous or important in history’, as in a historic occasion; , whereas historical means‘ concerning history or historical events’, as in historical evidence; : thus a historic event; is one that was very important, whereas a historical event is something that happened in the past.
There are still more examples of this, but it’s interesting to note that there is no such word as grammatic, only grammatical.
Geometric vs Geometrical
The Oxford English Dictionary gives Geometrical as a variant of Geometric.
Geometric
|ˌjēəˈmetrik|
adjective
1 of or relating to geometry, or according to its methods.
2 (of a design) characterized by or decorated with regular lines and shapes : traditional Hopi geometric forms.
American and British Pronunciation here:
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