Do you
know what these P + letters are:
P + 1
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3.142 in mathematics
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PI
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P PLUS 1
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abbreviation meaning to be politically
correct (personal computer)
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PC
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P PLUS 2
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an animals hand
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PAW
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P PLUS 2
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an instrument to write with
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PEN
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P PLUS 3
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a South American currency
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PESO
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P PLUS 3
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a harbor with a customs office
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PORT
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P PLUS 4
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the capital of France
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PARIS
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P PLUS 4
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a person who flies a plane
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PILOT
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P PLUS 5
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a country invaded by Hitler in 1939
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POLAND
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P PLUS 5
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a grey alloy of tin and lead
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PEWTER
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P PLUS 6
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to tell a lie in court
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PERJURY
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P PLUS 6
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a black and white swimming bird
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PENGUIN
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P PLUS 7
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a hard Italian cheese
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PARMESAN
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P PLUS 7
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a shop that sells medicines
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PHARMACY
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P PLUS 8
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vertical or very steep rock face
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PRECIPICE
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P PLUS 8
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a baby born too early
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PREMATURE
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P PLUS 9
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a person walking not driving
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PEDESTRIAN
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P PLUS 9
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the times before
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PREVIOUSLY
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P PLUS 10
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again and again
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PERPETUALLY
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P PLUS 10
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someone who jumps from airplanes
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PARACHUTIST
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Prepositions
A
preposition is a word which denotes the relation between two things.
The
beggar sat under the tree. The
plate is on the table. He failed in the exams.
Prepositions
which show position in a place.
– in, at, on, beside, near, before, behind, beyond, over, under, beneath,
below, between, among, out, inside, outside, round, underneath.
Prepositions
which show direction.
– to(towards), into, out of, from, through, over, along, across, round, down,
up.
Prepositions
like "on", "with", "out" and "up"
create relationships between words in a sentence. There are times, however,
when they should not be used.
Prepositions
in Business Communication :-
The following structures, commonly found in formal or
business writing are incorrect:
The
Chairman emphasized on the main points.
The
team researched on the subject thoroughly.
The
secretary drafted out the report.
The
members discussed about the proposal.
The
correct forms should be:
The
Chairman emphasized the main points.
The
team researched the subject thoroughly.
The
secretary drafted the report.
The
members discussed the proposal.
Complete
the following sentences by adding in, at or on.
1.
My office is ..... the second floor.(on)
2.
Turn left ..... the end of the street.(at)
3.
We can have the meeting ..... my office.(in)
4.
I live ..... Vienna.(in)
5.
We met them ..... the airport.(at)
6.
I want the report ..... my desk by 5pm.(on)
7.
His office is ..... the top of the stairs.(at)
8.
I was ..... hospital in March.(in)
9.
The cat sat ..... the mat.(on)
10.
Waiter, there's a fly ..... my soup.(in)
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to
pass the buck
The
'buck' is the responsibility for something. If you pass the buck then you try
to pass the responsibility for something to someone else.
This
idiom originates from poker. The 'buck' is the marker which shows who the
dealer is. When the dealer passes the buck they also pass on the responsibility
of being the dealer.
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Imagine
someone makes a big mistake at work. Instead of ordering two new computers they
order twenty-two.
If
they then try to say that it wasn't their fault, that someone else made the
mistake, then they are passing the buck.
There's
a famous saying, "the buck stops here", which President Truman used
to say that the final responsibility for his administration rested with him and
him alone. Now this phrase is widely used too.
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A
farmer has a field of watermelons. One day he notices that some of the local
kids have been taking watermelons and eating them.
The
farmer isn't happy and thinks of a way to stop them taking his watermelons. He
puts up a sign in the field that says,
"Warning:
One
of these watermelons contains cyanide!"
The
farmer returns a week later to discover that none of the watermelons have been
eaten. He is very happy, but then notices that someone has written the
following on his sign,
"Now
there are two!"
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Some Interesting Tongue Twisters
How
much would a woodpecker peck wood, if a woodpecker pecks wood.
Betty
bought some butter, the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to
make the bitter butter better.
Is
this your sister’s sixth Zither,Sir?
I
thought a thought
Which
witch wished wicked wish?
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Have
fun with your friends - Try discussing
on these Topics
Football is the king of all games.
It is better to be a horse than a dog.
Tea and Coffee are refreshing drinks.
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