Puncture of German Pride and Prejudice - It's apostrophic!Germany has officially relaxed rules on apostrophes in the genitive case, permitting constructions like 'Eva's Blumenladen' instead of 'Eva...
30 Nov, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
What does the "O" in "o'clock" really mean?The term "o'clock" is a contraction of "of the clock," used historically to specify time when clocks were new. This explanation clarifies t...
04 Sep, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
US Supreme Court lets Google win stand against Genius suit over song lyricsThe justices turned away an appeal by Genius of a lower court's decision blocking its breach-of-contract claims against Google. Genius had ...
26 Jun, 2023, 08.33 PM IST
Endless office meetings tiring you? Smart and creative ways to keep in-person & virtual get-togethers shortWhen meetings run too long and don't have a clear purpose, that is problematic.
10 Apr, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
- The catastrophe of not apostrophising
So, to accuse someone of this was grave, and not worthy of being dismissed as Zadravic wanted. Because he, apparently, posted his comment l...
10 Oct, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
Indians are irrevocably onionised nowNo matter which way you slice it, the ap-peel of onions is hard to counter.
09 Dec, 2019, 08.17 AM IST
Apostrophe’s abuse’s continue’s in IndiaSo, the Apostrophe Protection Society simply cannot put a full stop to its efforts.
05 Dec, 2019, 08.31 AM IST
Punctuation marks what exactly?Most Indians feel that the present is too tense for perfect punctuation; a missing apostrophe — or an extraneous one on the Singh's or the ...
04 May, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
Initials, punctuations on PAN card make linking with Aadhaar a painMillions of Indians could be facing the problem as the government insists on Aadhaar-PAN linking by July 31, a prerequisite to filing tax r...
06 Apr, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
India will not achieve 40 GW rooftop solar target with current policies: ReportIndia will not be able to achieve its ambitious target of 40 GW of installed solar rooftop capacity by 2022, if it continues with current p...
18 Mar, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
Nine embarrassing grammar mistakes, and how to avoid making themSome might consider grammar an annoying technicality, a detail of speech and writing not worth the time fussing over.
28 Dec, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
Love Ileana's fashion sense? Here's how you can get her lookIleana D'cruz was spotted in a Nikhil Thampi creation. She completed her look with classic Christian Louboutin pumps and jewellery by Eina ...
27 Aug, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
Ask Dr D: All about English VinglishIt began in the early 2000s with the use of the preposition ‘like’ as some sort of punctuation: “Do you want to, like, come?” I most certai...
24 Oct, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
If literature festival comes, can controversies be far behind?Curtains went up on Jaipur Literary Fest last year with groups demanding that some invitees-authors be sent back home.
26 Sep, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
ENC to celebrate platinum jubilee of INS CircarsINS Circars, the premier depot ship of Eastern Naval Command (ENC), is gearing up to host an array of activities as part of its platinum ju...
28 Jul, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
- Why discovering O'bama is lucky for Ireland
Ireland is thrilled to cite yet another US President as one of its own, just as some 22 of his predecessors were, to keep the Yankees comin...
24 May, 2011, 07.23 AM IST
- Companies chase brand new image with trendy logos
Cos like Godrej, Ceat, Bajaj Electricals and Shoppers Stop have changed their appearances to reposition themselves. Biz Week in pics | Week...
21 Jun, 2008, 03.35 PM IST