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Message For The Day….India is The Land of Rich Mine of Spirituality!!!

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There have been many manifestations of the Lord in Bharath. For teachers have to be present where schools are and where children eager to learn are found. You cannot have the teachers in one place, and the school in another; the blackboard in one place and the bell in another. There are mica mines near Gudur; you cannot ask why they are not found near Peddhapuram. It is so, that is all. So too in India, there is a rich mine of spirituality and so engineers have to come here to operate it, extract it and prepare it for use. That is the reason why more manifestations of the Lord appear here. The atmosphere here is also conducive for the practical application of new modes and methods of extraction and use for the benefit of all humanity.

 

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English is a Strange Language !!!!

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English is the easiest language to learn, mostly because it doesn’t make use of male/female for everything, like other languages  do. But even being easy to learn, it doesn’t mean that it’s easy to master, or that it doesn’t have some pretty weird attributes that have made their way into the language with time.

 

 

 

Double Use Words:

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time topresent the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear..
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Let’s face it – English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig..

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Message For The Day…Listen to Your Conscience For Walking On The Right Path !!!

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Illusion (maya) envelops the good with the blemish of the bad. It makes evil glitter with the shine of the good. Discriminate to the best of your capacity and develop your capacity to discriminate. Struggle to win, that is the best that you can do. Your conscience knows well the source of joy and happiness. It will prod you towards the right path. You must take it as your guide and not disobey it, every time it contradicts your whim or fancy. There is no need for you to retire into a forest or a cave to know your inner Truth and to conquer your lower nature. As a matter of fact, you have no choice to exercise your vices there, so the victory achieved there may not be genuine or lasting. Be in the world, yet away from its tentacles. This is the victory for which you deserve congratulations.

Sathya Sai Baba

அமெரிக்க வாழ் தமிழர் ஸ்ரீகாந்தின் தமிழ் பற்றும் பணியும் !!!!

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கல்கி, உ.வே.சுவாமிநாதையர் ஆகியோரின் நூல்களை, முதியோரும், மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகளும் சிரமமின்றி கேட்கும் வண்ணம், அமெரிக்க வாழ் தமிழர், ஸ்ரீகாந்த், ஆடியோ புத்தகங்களை உருவாக்கி வருகிறார்.

சென்னையில் பிறந்து வளர்ந்த, ஸ்ரீகாந்த், 20 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன், அமெரிக்காவில் குடியேறினார். அங்கு, மென்பொருள் துறையில், திட்ட மேலாளராக வேலை பார்த்தபடி, தமிழ் மன்றத்தை நிறுவிய ஸ்ரீகாந்த், அதன் மூலம், தமிழ் தொடர்பான, பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டு வருகிறார். குறிப்பாக, குழந்தைகளுக்கான இசை, கவிதை, பேச்சு, நாடகங்கள் போன்றவற்றை அரங்கேற்றி வருகிறார்.தற்போது, சான்பிரான்சிஸ்கோ பாரதி தமிழ் மன்றத்தின் தலைவராக பணிபுரிந்து வருகிறார். அங்கு உள்ள, ஸ்டான் போர்டு பல்கலை கழக வானொலியில், மூன்று மணி நேரம், தமிழ் சேவைக்காக ஒதுக்கப்படுகிறது. அதில், பாடல், நேர்காணல், நாடகம் என, பலவற்றை ஒலிபரப்பி வருகிறார். அவருடைய பணிகளில் முக்கியமானது, நாவல்களை, ஆடியோ புத்தகமாக தயாரிப்பது.கல்கியின், “பொன்னியின் செல்வன், சிவகாமியின் சபதம், பார்த்திபன் கனவு’ ஆகிய நாவல்களை, ஆடியோ புத்தகமாக வெளியிட்டுள்ளார். மேலும், உ.வே.சா.,வின், “என் சரித்திரம்’ நூலை, ஆடியோ புத்தகமாக மாற்றும் பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டு வருகிறார்.”ஆடியோ புத்தகம் எனில், செய்தி வாசிப்பது போல் இருக்கும்’ என்ற, பொதுவான விமர்சனங்களை தாண்டி, தனித்துவத்துடன் உருவாக்கி இருக்கிறார்.நாவலின் நடையில், காட்சி விவரிப்புக்கு ஒரு குரலையும், கதாபாத்திரங்கள் பேசுவதற்கு ஒரு குரலையும் பயன்படுத்தி உள்ளார். கல்கியின், “பொன்னியின் செல்வன்’ நூலில் வரும், 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட கதாபாத்திரங்களை, தானே பேசி அசத்தியுள்ளார். இது, 75 மணி நேரமாக ஓடும் ஆடியோ புத்தகமாக உள்ளது.

 

 

இதுகுறித்து, ஸ்ரீகாந்த் கூறியதாவது: துவக்கத்தில் துபாயில், மென்பொருள் துறையில் வேலை பார்த்த நான், அடுத்த, மூன்று ஆண்டுகளில், அமெரிக்கா சென்றேன். அங்கு, ஆயிரக்கணக்கான தமிழ் குடும்பங்கள் இருந்தன. அவர்கள், பல்வேறு சிக்கல்களை எதிர்கொள்ள வேண்டி இருந்தது; குறிப்பாக, மொழி பிரச்னை அதிகமாக இருந்தது. அடுத்த தலைமுறையினர், ஆங்கிலத்திலேயே எழுதி, பேசுவதால், தமிழ் மொழி மறந்தே போகும் அபாயம் இருந்தது.எனவே, இங்குள்ளவர்கள் தமிழை மறக்காமல் இருக்க, என்னால் இயன்ற வகையில், பணியாற்றி வருகிறேன்.என் வேலை, மிகவும் பரபரப்பானது; மனதளவில் அழுத்தம் கொடுக்க கூடியது. இதில், போதுமான ஓய்வு கிடைப்பது, சாத்தியமில்லாதது. இருந்தாலும், எனக்கு கிடைக்கும் ஓய்வு நேரத்தில், அடுத்த தலைமுறையினருக்கு சென்று சேரும் வகையில், தமிழ் சேவை செய்வது, சுகமானது.இவ்வாறு, அவர் கூறினார்.

இவருடைய ஆடியோவை கேட்ட, மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகளும், முதியோரும், இவருடைய சேவையை பாராட்டி, நேரிலும், மின்னஞ்சல் மூலமாகவும், பாராட்டி வருகின்றனர். அவருடைய இணைய முகவரி: http://www.tamilaudiobooks.com

 

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Message For The Day….Take The World as It Is ….

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Why are you put-off when you see wrong? Why are you provoked to react or respond when you see evil? Remember, evil has in it the potential to become good and good has in it the liability to turn evil! There is no fire without a wisp of smoke; there is no smoke, without a spark of fire. No one is fully wicked, fully infallible or fully perfect. Take the world as it is, never expect it to conform to your needs or standards. The treasure that is undoubtedly the most precious in the universe is the quality of equanimity and unruffled-ness (shantham). Practise this and make it your natural reaction. The Goddess of Victory smiles only on the heroic, those who make lions of themselves; those resilient, brave and self-confident warriors. If you secure the Grace of the Lord, then you will be reinforced with so much strength, that you can carry out even the most difficult tasks.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Test Your English Speaking !!!…A Good One !!!

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How about this test of your ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY!

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be
speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the
world.

After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of
hard labour to reading six lines aloud!

Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.
Just compare heart, beard, and heard,
Dies and diet, lord and word,
Sword and sward, retain and Britain.
(Mind the latter, how it’s written.)
Now I surely will not plague you
With such words as plaque and ague.
But be careful how you speak:
Say break and steak, but bleak and streak;
Cloven, oven, how and low,
Script, receipt, show, poem, and toe.
Hear me say, devoid of trickery,
Daughter, laughter, and Terpsichore,
Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles,
Exiles, similes, and reviles;
Scholar, vicar, and cigar,
Solar, mica, war and far;
One, anemone, Balmoral,
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;
Gertrude, German, wind and mind,
Scene, Melpomene, mankind.
Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.
Blood and flood are not like food,
Nor is mould like should and would.
Viscous, viscount, load and broad,
Toward, to forward, to reward.
And your pronunciation’s OK
When you correctly say croquet,
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,
Friend and fiend, alive and live.
Ivy, privy, famous; clamour
And enamour rhyme with hammer.
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,
Doll and roll and some and home.
Stranger does not rhyme with anger,
Neither does devour with clangour.
Souls but foul, haunt but aunt,
Font, front, wont, want, grand, and grant,
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger,
And then singer, ginger, linger,
Real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and gauge,
Marriage, foliage, mirage, and age.
Query does not rhyme with very,
Nor does fury sound like bury.
Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.
Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.
Though the differences seem little,
We say actual but victual.
Refer does not rhyme with deafer.
Foeffer does, and zephyr, heifer.
Mint, pint, senate and sedate;
Dull, bull, and George ate late.
Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,
Science, conscience, scientific.
Liberty, library, heave and heaven,
Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.
We say hallowed, but allowed,
People, leopard, towed, but vowed.
Mark the differences, moreover,
Between mover, cover, clover;
Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,
Chalice, but police and lice;
Camel, constable, unstable,
Principle, disciple, label.
Petal, panel, and canal,
Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,
Senator, spectator, mayor.
Tour, but our and succour, four.
Gas, alas, and Arkansas.
Sea, idea, Korea, area,
Psalm, Maria, but malaria.
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean.
Doctrine, turpentine, marine.
Compare alien with Italian,
Dandelion and battalion.
Sally with ally, yea, ye,
Eye, I, ay, aye, whey, and key.
Say aver, but ever, fever,
Neither, leisure, skein, deceiver.
Heron, granary, canary.
Crevice and device and aerie.
Face, but preface, not efface.
Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.
Large, but target, gin, give, verging,
Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.
Ear, but earn and wear and tear
Do not rhyme with here but ere.
Seven is right, but so is even,
Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen,
Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk,
Ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work.
Pronunciation (think of Psyche!)
Is a paling stout and spikey?
Won’t it make you lose your wits,
Writing groats and saying grits?
It’s a dark abyss or tunnel:
Strewn with stones, stowed, solace, gunwale,
Islington and Isle of Wight,
Housewife, verdict and indict.
Finally, which rhymes with enough,
Though, through, plough, or dough, or cough?
Hiccough has the sound of cup.
My advice is to give up!!!

English Pronunciation by G. Nolst Trenité

 

source::::::input from a friend of mine

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சாணக்ய சிந்தனைகள் …நினைவில் நிற்கும் பொன்மொழிகள் !!!

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சாணக்ய  சிந்தனைகள்….

குருடர்களுக்கு கண்ணாடி எவ்வளவு பயனுள்ளதோ அவ்வளவு பயனுள்ளதே முட்டாள்களுக்கு புத்தகங்கள்

கல்வியே சிறந்த நண்பன். கல்விமான்களுக்கு செல்லுமிடமெல்லாம் சிறப்பு. கல்வி அழகையும், இளமையையும் விஞ்சி விடும்.

பிறர் செய்யும் தவறுகளிலிருந்து பாடம் கற்றுக் கொள்ளுங்கள், ஏனெனில் நீங்களாகவே பட்டு உணர்ந்து பாடம் கற்கவேண்டுமெனில் இந்த ஆயுள் போதாது.

ஒருவர் மிகவும் நேர்மையாக இருக்கக்கூடாது. நேர் நிமிர்ந்த மரமே முதலில் வெட்டிச் சாய்க்கப்படுகிறது. நேர்மையான மனிதனே அதிக சோதனைகளை எதிர்கொள்கிறான்.

பாம்புகள் கூட விஷமில்லாமல் இருக்கலாம், ஆனால் விஷம் இருப்பதாக பாசாங்கு செய்வது அவசியம்.

ஒவ்வொரு நட்புறவிலும் கொஞ்சம் சுயநலம் உள்ளது. சுயநலமற்ற நட்புறவு இல்லவேயில்லை. இதுதான் கசப்பான உண்மை!

எந்த ஒரு வேலையைத் தொடங்குவதாக இருந்தாலும் முதலில் உங்களிடம் நீங்களே 3 கேள்விகளை கேட்கவேண்டும்: நான் ஏன் இதனைச் செய்யவேண்டும், முடிவுகள் என்னவாகவிருக்கும், நான் இதில் வெற்றி பெறுவேனா? இந்தக்கேள்விகளை ஆழமாகச் சிந்திக்கும்போதுதான் திருப்திகரமான விடைகள் கிடைக்கும். முயற்சி செய்யுங்களேன்.

பயம் உங்களை நெருங்கும்போது அதனை தாக்கி அழியுங்கள்!

உலகின் ஆகப்பெரிய சக்தி இளமையும் பெண்ணின் அழகும்தான்!

ஒரு வேலையத் துவங்கிவிட்டீர்களென்றால் அதன் விளைவுகள் பற்றி அச்சப்படக்கூடாது. கைவிடாதீர்கள்! நேர்மையாக பணியாற்றுபவர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியானவர்கள்.

மலரின் மணம் காற்றின் திசைவழி மட்டுமே செல்லும், ஒரு நல்ல மனிதனின் நற்தன்மை அனைத்து திசைகளுக்கும் செல்லும்.

விக்கிரகங்களில் கடவுள் இல்லை. உங்கள் உணர்வுகளே உங்கள் கடவுள். ஆன்மாவே கோயில்.

மனிதன் செயலினால் உயர்ந்தவனே தவிர பிறப்பினால் அல்ல.

உங்களை விட தகுதியில் உயர்ந்தவர்களிடமோ, தாழ்ந்தவர்களிடமோ நட்பு பாராட்டாதீர்கள், இந்த நட்பினால் மகிழ்ச்சி ஏற்படாது.

முதல் 5 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு உங்கள் குழந்தைகளை அன்புடன் நடத்துங்கள். அதன் பிறகு கண்டியுங்கள், 16 வயது ஆகிவிட்டதா நண்பராக நடத்துங்கள், வளர்ந்த உங்களுடைய குழந்தைகளே உங்கள் சிறந்த நண்பர்கள்.

source::::input from a friend of mine…

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Vegetables That Boost Your IMMUNE System !!!

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Adding immune-boosting vegetables to your diet is one of the most critical lifestyle changes you can make. The difference veggies make in your health is worth any effort. They reduce your risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease and some cancers.

Veggies help you not only get well and stay well but also look good! When your body gains nutritional sufficiency from vegetables, your hair, skin, and eyes all show the signs of health.

Don’t hesitate to load your plate (with a minimum of two) of the following veggies:

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Cruciferous vegetables are the gold standard in immune-boosting vegetables.

Although all vegetables have nutrients and some protective powers, for these vegetables, it’s off the charts. Cruciferous vegetables have a special chemical composition: They have sulfur-containing compounds that are responsible for their pungent flavors. When they’re broken down by biting, blending, or chopping, a chemical reaction occurs that converts these sulfur-containing compounds into isothiocyanates(ITCs). ITCs prevent and knock out cancer and have infinite proven immune-boosting capabilities.

They contain antiviral and antibacterial agents that keep you disease free. Adding the following cruciferous vegetables to your daily plate is like taking an anticancer pill: arugula, beet greens, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, radishes, red cabbage, turnip greens, or watercress.
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Garlic is surely one of the world’s most potent medicines, and its potent smell is what makes it so powerful.

The active ingredient allicin turns into organosulfurs, which are the compounds that keep your cells safe from all the destructive cellular processes that can cause major chronic diseases. Garlic is a natural antiseptic; it prevents cancer, fights infection, and prevents colds. Research also states that garlic may prevent or decrease chronic diseases associated with age, such as atherosclerosis, stroke, cancer, immune disorders, brain aging, cataracts, and arthritis.
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Onions are rich inquercetin, a powerful antioxidant that may reduce the risk of cancer.

Like garlic, onions also contain the amazing compound allicin. Red and purple onions containanthocyanins, the same antioxidants that make berries so robust in healing powers. In addition to being extraordinary at preventing and healing cancer, the quercetin contained in onion makes them a safe therapy for allergies; it also helps prevent heart disease and reduce high blood pressure.
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The power of mushrooms comes from their ability to enhance the activity of natural killer T cells (NKT).

These NKTs attack and remove cells that are damaged or infected by a virus. Mushrooms are associated with decreasing most cancers and significantly reducing the risk of breast cancer in women. They prevent DNA damage, slow cancer or tumor growth, and prevent tumors from acquiring a blood supply.
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Tomatoes are also the richest source of the exceptionally potent antioxidant lycopene,a substance that prevents cancer, particularly cancer of the prostate.

Tomatoes also have high levels of beta carotene, an antioxidant that supports the immune system. They have high dietary fiber and taste delicious raw or cooked.
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Beets are an amazing blood purifier.

Beets are rich in iron and produce the disease-fighting white blood cells. They also stimulate red blood cells and improve the supply of oxygen to the cells. Beets prevent cancer and heart disease, and the detoxifying properties make them good for your organs. Beets are also high in fiber and nourishing for digestive health.
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Spinach is rich in beta carotene, which the body transforms into vitamin A, triggering your immune response to keep you well.

Spinach prevents cancer and heart disease and is rich in the disease-fighting mineral zinc. The vitamin C helps you resist colds and infection and keeps your skin healthy; the B vitamins keep you calm and more energetic.
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Asparagus’s biggest talent is its ability to encourage the body to flush out toxins, due to its natural diuretic abilities.

Asparagus is both cleansing and anti-inflammatory to the body. It has the antioxidant glutathione,which can lower your risk factor for heart disease and cancer. It’s useful for all inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome.
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Artichoke supports the liver.

The substance cynarin gives artichoke its detoxifying qualities. Artichokes’ B vitamins increase mental alertness and strengthen your immunity.
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Red bell pepper is bursting with vitamin C, making it a powerful immune builder.

Red bell pepper’s high level of beta carotene turns into vitamin A, making it a strong defense against disease. Although green and yellow peppers are certainly healthy, they’re more superfoodish. Although they both have similar amounts of vitamin C, red bell peppers have quite a bit more of the superstar beta carotene.

 
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Sweet potatoes are far superior than the run-of-the-mill white potato.

The orange variety contains beta carotene, which makes them filled with robust antioxidant, antiviral, and anticancer abilities. They’re also full of fiber and the vitamin E they contain is healthy for the skin.

source ::::: Wendy Warner and Kellyann Petrucci from Boosting Your Immunity For Dummies  in bbc.com

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“SMS” Lingo Takes a Toll On Language Vocabulary !!!

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 In ancient times, it used to take ages to deliver and convey messages from one place to another. But, thanks to the massive development in the field of information technology, the world has now turned into a global village where any messages or information is delivered in the speed of light.

SMS, e-mail, social networking sites are now speedy ways to send messages. SMS turns out to be a hit among all as it is an inexpensive way of conveying messages. Unfortunately SMS is now tagged along with its own set of short forms and spellings that are no where the correct form and are known to everyone as ‘SMS lingo’. The students are the most affected ones when it comes to the habit of using SMS language as it saves their time while taking down notes in classroom or while writing assignments, reported Kevin Mendonsa and Saira Kurup for TOI.

They use this SMS lingo without realizing the consequences of it. Most of the time teachers tend to take a closer look at the notes out of curiosity at the speed of the students jotting down notes in class, and are often amazed to find the notes full of SMS jargon. All this happens despite the warnings given by the teachers not to use such language in their academics, especially during exams. Some teachers even correct such mistakes on the spot.

 

The students confessed of not using the SMS lingo deliberately but it is due to their regular use of sending text messages and chatting that makes them mix up with writing the same in exams. Kush Parikh, a class XII student of Prakash School in Ahmedabad is worried and said “Wanna , gonna, nuf (enough), dis and many more have unknowingly become part of my vocabulary and all my efforts to avoid them are in vain. I am looking for a way out.”

Most of the academicians are concerned on the ongoing deterioration of the usage of English language and its grammatical forms due to the passion for SMS shorthand and felt that strong action should be taken, mainly at times of examination. KS Rangappa, vice-chancellor, University of Mysore, expressed “Obsession with SMS lingo is marring the language and evaluators must deduct marks if it is used in exams,” reported TOI.

 

“Some common words you find in notebooks are ‘dat’, thnx’, ‘tmrw’. To curb this problem, we have started deducting their marks,” added Anjali Sharma, coordinator at St Soldier’s School, Mohali.

Deducting marks for using SMS words is also a difficult thing for teachers as more than 70 percent of students commit this mistake. The teachers frequently make the correction themselves.

Sonal Narang, Vice-Principal of Ahmedabad’s Anand Niketan School stated that “The problem starts right from class V and is more serious among class VII and VIII students,” as told to TOI.

On the other hand, the teachers and students of the capital city Delhi asserted that most of its classrooms are free from the SMS lingo mania as the students are aware that such lingo are meant for mobile phone usage only.

With more youth getting hooked on to social media through the smartphones, there is a fear that the English languages might get eroded in the name of ease.

 

Source:::::siliconindia net&  Times of India

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