Thursday, July 23, 2015

How this single word kills our language

These days you hear this word very often. Youngsters find it so “kewl” to use it in their normal conversations. It’s used as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and even an interjection! Guess what it is? Correct, it is the f-word.

Most people use it as an “amplifier”. For instance, if you want to say, “I was so shocked” with a lot of emphasis, you would say, “I was so f-word shocked!” Now, if your intention was to put emphasis on how shocked you were, you could use other words viz., devastated, flabbergasted, shaken, dumbfounded, etc.

By using the f-word, we are forgetting our vocabulary. We sound rude and indecent. So, let’s get rid of this offensive word, and respect the English language. 


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Rating – 5/5

One line for the book: Fascinating story with an amazing narration

About the book: The book brings out the way blacks and whites were distinguished back in 1930s.

What I love about the book: The best part of the book is that it is narrated by an eight-year-old girl. So, you see the world from the eyes of a small girl who understands only half the things that she says or hears. I was amazed to see how an eight-year-old could stop a dispute - something that a big group of adults could not do. The book also makes you understand how good parenting and good neighbourhood builds the character of a child.

What I did not like about the book: The tragedy.

What I learned from the book:
  • Good parenting and good neighbourhood brings out the best in a child.
  • Kids understand things more than what we expect from them. They are the best-behaved beings on earth if we nurture them well.
  • Society has prejudice based on one’s caste and colour. 




Tuesday, February 3, 2015

A Punch on those Honkers

While riding to office today, I found this interesting message on a car:




















A powerful message and a tight slap on all those who behave very desperate while on the road... 

Many times I tried to reason with them – why the hell do they honk? I racked up my brain and here are a few logical answers I could think of:

  • These honkers assume that everyone else is asleep.
  • They think that all the vehicles on the road will magically disappear if they honk.
  • They believe that they are going to be the next Bill Gates who loses a billion dollars by losing a minute.


Oh wait! I guess the most logical reason could be that their house is on fire. But, I have a question: how many times should a person honk to cease the fire?

If you too are tired of these annoying, unwelcome, uncultured, uncivilized, brainless people, join the movement: http://www.iwonthonk.com/