Thursday, May 1, 2008

Republic of India OR The Republic of India

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: Republic of India is a large South Asian country rich in ethnic diversity,with over one billion people speaking hundreds of languages.

Correct: The Republic of India is a large South Asian country rich in ethnic diversity,with over one billion people speaking hundreds of languages.

GRAMMAR: When the names of a country is preceded by a word like Kingdom, Republic, Federation or Protectorate, 'the' must be used.

WORD OF THE DAY:

nincompoop
noun

1) a fool or simpleton
2) a stupid foolish person
Ex: A person without regrets is a nincompoop.

nincompoopery [noun], nincompoopish [adjective]

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