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Good English: by Prof. Gopalakrishnan.K.

Good English: Podcast-3
Language: English
English language has several words that are quite difficult to use. For instance, homonyms or words with the same sound (often same spelling) but different meaning (eg.: compliment/complement) . There are also words that are identical in spellings but differ in meanings and pronunciations- close (shut) and close [...]

 
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Good English: by Prof. Gopalakrishnan.K.

Good English: Podcast 2
Language: English
There is something special with the word ‘do.’ It features in a number of idiomatic expressions.
Some examples:

How do you do? A polite, conventional greeting used when people meet each other (usually) for the first time.
That will do! It is like saying Stop! Enough of it!! (That [...]

 
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Good English: by Prof. Gopalakrishnan.K.

Good English: Podcast 1
Language: English
Good English podcast series will introduce you to the finer aspects of Eng. language and its usage.
Quite often we speak Eng in a way that is totally different from that of the native speaker. We do communicate but how well do we communicate? Good English is an attempt to polish [...]

 
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