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Use of "let"

I have a very nice and clear example that resolves this controversy.. *Read it carefully and try to understand... 👇👇👇* John and Mary have been at a party for several hours. It is getting late, and Mary would like to leave. Mary says to John: Let us go now. If she wants to add a tag question, she would say: Let us go now, shall we? In Mary's use, the subject of the verb "let" is an understood "we": we should allow ourselves to go, and we should leave the party now. When you use "let" this way, with "we" as the understood subject, you may also contract the "let us" to "let's". The next day, Mary and John are in a shop. They are not interested in any of the merchandise, and want to leave, but the shopkeeper is determined to make a sale. The shopkeeper stands in their way, blocking the exit, and continues to try to show them different items. Mary is annoyed, and she says to the shopkeeper Let us go now! I...
*TEN WORDS OF THE Day FOR THE TEACHERS* 1. THRIVE (VERB): flourish Synonyms: prosper, bloom Antonyms: begin, start Example Sentence: Education groups thrive on organization. 2. COGENT (ADJECTIVE): effective Synonyms: compelling, convincing Antonyms: invalid, weak Example Sentence: Good orators usually do cogent arguments.3. TAME (ADJECTIVE, VERB): domesticated Synonyms: docile, gentle Antonyms: harsh, rough Example Sentence: The fish are so tame you have to push them away. 4. CRAM (VERB): overcrowd Synonyms: stuff, pack Antonyms: release, let out Example Sentence: The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts. 5. BUCOLIC (ADJECTIVE): rural or rustic Synonyms: pastoral, agrarian Antonyms: urban, cultivated Example Sentence: When I was young I wished to live in a bucolic village. 6. BEQUEATH (VERB): give in a will Synonyms: bestow, entrust Antonyms: take, keep Example Sentence: Parents decided to bequeath the wealth to their children. 7. DA...

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1000=K why ?

Q.1 ) Why is 1000 written as                  1k? *Answer.* We all use the Letter “K” when it comes to writing a number in thousands, like 1000 means 1K, 10000 means 10K and the list goes on. Actually, in our mind letter “K” stands for a thousand but most of us or we can say that all of us don’t know why does it stand for a thousand. Well, the origin of it was from Greece, there is a word “Chilioi” in Greek which means thousand. So, Greeks often used the word “Chilioi” in place of a thousand as well as the denominations above it. Later, French took the same Greek Word “Chilioi” and shortened it to “Kilo“. Later on, new words like Kilogram, Kiloliter, Kilotonne etc came into existence to measure 1000. Soon enough, the whole world started using these words and further shortened it to just the Letter “K” to refer thousand. Till now, we all use the same words and letter K as an abbreviation for thousand.

TEN WORDS of the day 9.10.19...

1. THRIVE (VERB): flourish Synonyms: prosper, bloom Antonyms: begin, start Example Sentence: Education groups thrive on organization. 2. COGENT (ADJECTIVE): effective Synonyms: compelling, convincing Antonyms: invalid, weak Example Sentence: Good orators usually do cogent arguments.3. TAME (ADJECTIVE, VERB): domesticated Synonyms: docile, gentle Antonyms: harsh, rough Example Sentence: The fish are so tame you have to push them away. 4. CRAM (VERB): overcrowd Synonyms: stuff, pack Antonyms: release, let out Example Sentence: The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts. 5. BUCOLIC (ADJECTIVE): rural or rustic Synonyms: pastoral, agrarian Antonyms: urban, cultivated Example Sentence: When I was young I wished to live in a bucolic village. 6. BEQUEATH (VERB): give in a will Synonyms: bestow, entrust Antonyms: take, keep Example Sentence: Parents decided to bequeath the wealth to their children. 7. DAWDLE (VERB): waste Synonyms: loiter, pro...

*07. 10. 2019 Monday* New Words...

*TEN WORDS OF THE DAY FOR THE TEACHERS* 1. THESPIAN (NOUN): artist : Synonyms: entertainer, actor Antonyms: non-entertainer, non-artist Example Sentence: I met a great thespian in Moscow. 2. DILAPIDATION (NOUN): ruin : Synonyms: decrepitude, destruction Antonyms: development, escalation Example Sentence: Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. 3. ESPOUSE (VERB): support : Synonyms: adopt, advocate Antonyms: reject, refuse Example Sentence: They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education. 4. FIERY (ADJECTIVE): blazing : Synonyms: burning, flaming Antonyms: cold, cool Example Sentence: Anushka cooked in a fiery furnace. 5. FECKLESS (ADJECTIVE): without purpose : Synonyms: aimless, carefree Antonyms: purposeful, efficient Example Sentence: It was a feckless attempt to make the company a success. 6. MERCURIAL (ADJECTIVE): flighty, temperamental : Synonyms: changeable, impulsive Antonyms: constant, stable Example Sen...