Grammarian Report - 15th March 2016

Word of the day

WoTD : Delirium

Meaning: A state of extreme excitement of happiness

Example: Arsenal fans are in delirium after the team scored the winning goal. 

Idiom of the Day 

IoTD: Bring the house down

Meaning : give a very successful performance 

Example: If he sings like that on Saturday, he'll bring the house down. 

Good usage of language / Good phrases

1. Buying my time
2. Follow your heart to come up here
3. Regrets can be good for your future
4. When there's love, the is life
5. Lawyers are liars 
6. When I see my husband growing horizontally 
7. You got all your fat to keeps us warm 
8. Toastmaster of courage 

Grammatical errors/inappropriate usage of word(s)

1. No one take it seriously --- No one takes it seriously 
2. Call general evaluator --- Call the general evaluator 
3. Talking nothing --- Talked nothing
4. The female's heart --- The women's heart 
5. first prepare speaker --- first prepared speech speaker
6. got ill --- fell ill
7. as I explain just now --- I have explained just now 
8. in 10 minutes --- in every 10 minutes 
9. dead bed --- death bed
10. small things --- little things 
11. it has a lot of cells --- there are a lot of cells 

Grammarian Report - 1st March 2016

Word of the day

WoTD : Wondrous

Meaning: Extremely and surprisingly good   

Example: Friendship Toastmasters club has a wondrous meeting today.  

Idiom of the Day 

IoTD: Gift of the gab

Meaning : To say that somebody has the gift of the gab means that they are able to speak confidently and easily 

Example: As a politician, not only is he competent, but he has the gift of the gab too!

Good usage of language / Good phrases

1. Feel her eagle eyes 
2. A surge of relieved 
3. Jump at the opportunity to speak up 
4. Dramatic shift 
5. Treat subject with passion 
6. Leave them contemplating in our imagination 
7. Plot & twists 
8. Practice makes prefect 
9. A shiny example 
10. Fake it until you make it 
11. Duck above the water paddled very hard 

Grammatical errors/inappropriate usage of word(s)

1. Everyone want to ----- [everyone wants to . . . . ]
2. Share opinion towards life -----[Share our opinion/view about our life]
3. whoever take my ride -----[whoever takes my ride]
4. every of table topics speaker -----[every table topics speaker / All the table topics speakers]
5. biggest fear was the public speaking -----[biggest fear is public speaking]
6. I had never the chance -----[I never had the chance/T do not have the chance]
7. I am not only knowing -----[Not only I know]
8. The first speaker which (Who) is NAME

Grammarian Report - 16th Feb 2016

Word of the day:

Vivacious

• Meaning :- (Especially, for a woman) Attractively lively, energetic & enthusiastic 

Idiom of the day 

Ball is in your court

• Meaning: It is up to you to make the next decision or step.

Specific comments & good phrases/ words used :-

1. Future is fearful but the past is our experience (some will say “the past is our teacher”)
2. Taking charge of her own goal & aspiration (cue to Malynda)
3. Reduced, reused (re-purpose), recycle (and another play with word – resourceful)
4. Countenance also fall (talking about facing expression)
5. Blinded with fear
6. Embrace the future
7. Courage is the 1^st of many human qualities, the rest will follows.
8. Past is the experience, present is our experiment & the future, our expectation. Eg, use the experience to do an experiment at present so that it can lead to a better expectation.

Areas of improvements :-

1. I lost any idea (I lost my train of thoughts)
2. Chinese educator don’t focus on communication skill (Chinese education don’t focus ….)
3. I still nervous when I stand up (I’m still nervous whenever I stand up {to speak})
4. She was run to her car (She ran to her car)
5. Hero is not measured by the size of your strength (Heroism is not measured by the show of strength)
6. More vividly description (More vivid description) … when describing the taufoo
7. I was never on plane (I had never taken a plane)
8. I might be not welcome by my counterpart in Holland (I might not be welcome ….)
9. Call him to concern about him (Call him to comfort him of his predicament)
10. Please be mind that the water (Please be mindful, or please be reminded that the water ….)
11. The human right behind the piece of cloth (The human right violation  behind that piece of cloth)
12. He is a Taiwan (He is a Taiwanese)
13. I give him tissue (I gave him a piece of tissue)

Pronunciation errors :

1) Closet and not closeted

2) Share and not shear

P/S: Special thanks to Johnny Yong (MIA TMC) for the report summary 

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Keny. T
Sergeant- at arms of Term 2015/2016

Grammarian Report - 2nd of Feb 2016

Word of the Day: Stupendous 

Meaning: very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, especially by being large in amount or size
Example of Usage: Stupendous news! We've won RM 500, 000!

Idiom of the day: Be raring to do something 

Meaning: to be very enthusiastic about starting something.
Example of Usage: Malynda has been preparing for her speech for a month and now she is raring to go. 

General comments on good usage of language: 

1.     Life is a journey while we are at it

2.     Might well, do it at our own skin

3.     Why am I still single?

4.     Sunshine to warm someone

5.     How much time, can I live in this world?

6.     Why only one life for me?

7.     If you do it right, once is enough?

8.     Stay patient or trust your journey, slowly and surely.

9.     Have we treasure our elderly in the family?

10.  This is the best time, and we know what to do.

11.  Moon rose over the city.

12.  Lovely night of June, flame is blazing. 

Area of improvements:

Grammatical errors:

1. Hire kakak to do it    --- Hire maid to do it 
2. Most happiest time at my life ---Happiest time in my life
3. We fulfill them by money --- We will be able to satisfy them with money 
4. Reflect what have you done for yourself --- Ponder upon what have you done for yourself 
5. Population major is Asian --- Major population is Asian 

Cheers, 

Keny. T
Sergeant- at arms of Term 2015/2016

Grammarian Report - 5th Jan 2016

Good phrases/words:

1.       Education is a powerful tool to change

2.       Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep balance, you have to keep moving

3.       Incredible touching moment

4.       A mother to blanket me & provide security

5.       Today’s education is your tomorrow paycheck

6.       They could struggle along without my help

7.       Incredible accurate snap judgment

8.       Smile and the world smile to you

9.       Smile from your eyes

10.   Draw on anecdotes

11.   Clearly, but subtly

12.   Clear headed

Grammatical errors:

1.       I have been traveling  à I have travelled to . . .

2.       I have been visited to  à I have visited

3.       You no need to à You do not need to

4.       I love to doing à I love to do  

5.       After graduating à After graduation

6.       Will be much more happier à will be happier

7.       A little efforts à a little effort (Uncountable)

8.       The trolley is containing à the trolley contains

9.       Do you realize or not à Do you realize

10.   There’s a lot of test you can done à There are a lot of tests you can do/There are a lot of tests can be done

11.   All of u being given à All of you will be given