Posted in: CartoonThursday, July 28, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
[Tip] Decent vs. Descent
* Decent is an adjective. It means socially correct. I also means sufficient for the purpose.
* Descent is a noun. It means a movement downward, or properties attributable to your ancestry.
Examples:
He is from a decent family.
It's a decent wage.
His entire line of descent has been warriors.
They found out that they were of Welsh descent.
Posted in: Tip of the day[Beautiful quotes] Leadership
"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther." --J. P. Morgan--
Posted in: Beautiful Quotes
Sunday, May 29, 2011
[Tip] Desperate vs. Disparate
*Desperate is an adjective. It means showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; marked by despair or loss of hope.
*Disparate is an adjective. It means fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; different in every way.
Examples:
A desperate cry for help.
She felt a desperate urge to confess.
They came from two disparate cultures.
They have disparate ideas.
Posted in: Tip of the day[Idiom] Live on a shoestring
It means to manage one’s financial affairs on a very tight budget.
e.g. "When we were students, we lived on a shoestring"
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