A dozen vocabulary guides, hundreds of books and thousands of magazines later, we are still flummoxed by the English language. So the dictionary and thesaurus are our constant companions. Lately, we’ve noticed that the word proactive is being wrongly used here (by at least two comment-posters). It’s being incorrectly used as a synonym for useful. The […]
Ever seen our Gujjus made the coffee at Dunkin Donuts virtually non-potable, we’ve dropped anchor at Starbucks for our Caffeine fix. Now, there’s one more reason Starbucks is better than Dunkin Donuts: AT&T is offering free Wi-Fi to iPhone customers at Starbucks. Since we occasionally use the iPhone to process comment or make brief posts […]
Multiple bomb blasts in the northeast state of Assam claimed at least 65 lives and left over 335 injured. The serial bomb blasts occurred in crowded market areas of Guwahati and in the districts of Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon in Assam today. Since 2002, India has been racked by bomb blasts over different parts of the country […]