What should I say?

What should I say? He is superior than me or he is superior to me?

Words such as superior, inferior, junior, senior, taller, shorter or smarter are adjectives in comparative form. By the way, adjectives are words that tell us more about somebody or something. They are describing words. If you look at the word superior, you will note that it ends in –or and not –er. When you use an adjective with –or, do not use than; use to.

He is superior to me.
She was junior to Sita.

Compare:

She was taller than me.
Mumbai is bigger than Hyderabad.

unscrambling the letters

Find the Bollywood actor hidden in these phrases by unscrambling the letters.

Hah Shark Hunk

Sharia Airway

Shaman Lank

Aha Mark Yuks

Papaya Rick Horn

Answers  Shah Rukh Khan; Aishwarya Rai; Salman Khan; Akshay Kumar; Priyanka Chopra

Solve This Puzzle

Do you use your right brain? If so, solve this puzzle. Between the two words given here, you can use a word that will suit both the words in forming a compound word.

Example:
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Cross ---- Place
Cross FIRE place: crossfire; fireplace

You do it now.
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Break ----- Hall

Water -----Rope

Film ----Cut

Chair ---Room

Power ------- Master

Answers:  break-dance-hall; water-tight-rope; film-crew-cut; chair-leg-room; power-station-master.

Where in the world is this?

Given below are some phrases. The letters of the phrase can be unscrambled to make the name of a country.  Can you find the countries hidden in the phrases?

Hand tail.

Main oar.

Neat grain.

Igloo man.

Answers Thailand,Romania, Argentina and Mongolia.

What is the difference between BE and B Tech?

BE and B Tech are degrees offered in engineering and technology by Indian universities. Though there is no difference in terms of value, there are certain differences in the way they are perceived.

Universities that offer degrees in sciences, arts, education and engineering call their courses on engineering BE while bodies (most called institutes) that offer only engineering degrees call their degrees B Tech.

Nowadays, under AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) approval, many universities have begun calling their engineering courses B Tech. though the syllabi are no different from BE.

What is the difference between meet and contact?

Contact means to write or telephone somebody. 

Do not  hesitate to contact us if you have problem with the product.

Contact the front office for more details?

In everyday English people use get in touch with rather than contact. 

Can I have your mobile number so that I get in touch with you when you are not at work.

Meet means to see somebody in person.

I will meet you tomorrow to discuss this.

What is the meaning of the word would?

We use would, and not will, when we report what someone said.

She said she would not act in the film.

The manager said he would inform the client about the meeting next week.

The doctor told the nurse that he would leave the report at the front office.

We use would  to talk about what regularly happened in the past. If the simple present is used for speaking about what happens every time, would is used for speaking about what happened every time in the past.

When upset or angry, Ajay would lock himself in a room and refuse to eat.

Our teacher would give us a chocolate every time we answered the questions correctly.

 

We use would to make a polite request.

Would you please wait for a sec?

We use would when speak about imaginary or unreal situations.

What would you ask of God if he granted you a boon?

I would ask for his address.

We use would when we offer something to someone or invite someone to something.

Would you like to have some coffee?

Would you like to join us for dinner?

We use would with like to with the meaning want to.

I would like to speak to Col.  Kumar, please.

Would you like to come with us to a movie?

We use would with rather to show what we prefer.

What would you like to have? Coffee or tea?

I would rather have some coffee.