English - the way i learn it, pt. - iii

“ACCURATE CHOICE OF WORDS IS COMMENSURATE WITH AUGMENTED EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF A PERSON.”

An old Chinese proverb.

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Forget it friends this silly thought is from yours truly.

GOOD EVENING

 Cagey (Adj.) : Unwilling to tell people about your plans, intentions, or      opinions.

 ·                       X is cagey about his deal with Y.
 

•  “ One has to SNIGGER when BJP says the only foreign hand in sight is of Italian origin.”
  

– From “ Arrest corruption, not those who protest it” by      S.S.A. Aiyer in The Times of India, 21.08.2011

 SNIGGER (V) : (British English) To laugh quietly in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny [= snicker American English]

·        P tripped and fell as she walked up the steps. Q behind her sniggered.

SNIGGER AT    

What are you sniggering at? This is a serious poem.

LOOK BEFORE YOU LAUGH

GIGGLE             To laugh repeatedly in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed, or

                             nervous

CHUCKLE         To laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny

ROAR/HOWL with laughter To laugh very loudly because you think something is very funny

BE IN HYSTERICS     To laugh uncontrollably

CRACK UP(informal)  To suddenly start laughing a lot

“Fudged figures”

– From “ REVERTS” in The Times of India, 21.08.2011

FUDGE :

1 [intransitive and transitive] To avoid giving exact details or a clear answer about  

                                                    something.

• He tried to fudge the issue by saying that he was not present at that time.
  

2 [transitive]                             To change important figures or facts to deceive people.

• M  has been fudging his data for years now.
  

From the Longman Dictionary of  Contemporary

To be continued