Mr., Mrs., Ms. and Miss

Mr., Mrs., Ms. and Miss are titles that are used before surnames or full names as a sign of respect.  

Mr. is a title used before a surname or full name of a male, whether he is married or not. Mr. is an abbreviation for Mister, it is pronounced like the word Mister. The abbreviation Mr. has been in use since the fifteenth century, it is a variant of the word master. Master is still occasionally used as a title for a boy, there is no abbreviation.

Mrs. is a title used before a surname or full name of a married female. Mrs. is an abbreviation for the word Missus, it is pronounced like the word Missus. The abbreviation Mrs. has been in use since the sixteenth century, it is a variant of the word mistress.

Ms. is a title used before a surname of full name of a female whether she is married or not. Ms. has been in use since the 1950s, it is a portmanteau of the words Miss and Missus. Miss is a title used before a surname or full name of an unmarried female. Miss is an abbreviation of mistress.

Ms. is an honorific title that is used for a woman, regardless of her marital status. This means that Ms. is the safest form to use to address any woman, especially it is unknown if she is married or not, and hence whether to use Miss or Mrs. Ms is the default form of address for women. Again if the woman has another title such as Dr, Professor, Lady, Dame, Baroness, etc., then those titles should be used.

Difference between Hotel and Restaurant

Restaurant is a place where meals are prepared and served to customers. It is a place of business where people can choose a meal to be prepared and served to them at a table, and for which they pay, usually after eating. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services.

What is the difference between a hotel and restaurant?

Hotel is defined by various dictionaries as a place that provides accommodation besides providing meal services. It is in general a place for lodging and food requirements of travelers and tourists. A hotel may or may not have a restaurant though it is common for hotels to provide meals through room service.

A restaurant is simply a place to have food outside your home. It is smaller in size than a hotel as it does not have accommodation facilities. The one and only feature of a restaurant is the kind of food and/or beverages it serves to its customers.

‘Zoot Suit

‘Zoot Suit,’ a classic play about discrimination, finds renewed purpose

It's the story of a real-life murder trial and the so-called Zoot Suit Riots, set amid rampant discrimination in 1940s Los Angeles. A play called "Zoot Suit" was a cultural phenomenon in the 1970s and ‘80s, launching the careers of many Chicano actors. Now it's in revival at the theater where it all began. Jeffrey Brown reports talks to writer and director Luis Valdez.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le99Z0KVbro

‘Zoot Suit,’ a classic play about discrimination, finds renewed purpose

Diwali Song

Happy Diwali, everyone! It’s time to light up your house, dish up some sweets and spread all kinds of goodies around. Here is a song that tells you all about this sparkling festival.

from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLXazdZPlcA

Exile by R Parthasarathy

Exile by R Parthasarathy, a video made by Zaheer Abdul Ghafoor.Y.A for the students of The New College, Chennai-14

from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GkX7iGxTHk

English Grammar Non Finite Verbs

A non-finite verb is any of several verb forms that are not finite verbs; they cannot perform action as the root of an independent clause. Most non-finite verbs found in English are infinitives, participles and gerunds (They sometimes are called “verbals”, but that term has traditionally applied only to participles and gerunds).

Noun Clause

This animation teaches the learner to define, identify a noun clause in given sentences. It also teaches the learner how to use noun clause as subject of a verb, as object of a verb, as object of a participle, as object of an infinitive, as object of a preposition, as complement of a verb of incomplete predication, as adjective complement, in apposition to a noun or pronoun. And the leaner can also learn to identify noun clause as subject of a verb, as object of a verb, as object of a participle, as object of an infinitive, as object of a preposition, as a complement of a verb of incomplete predication, as an adjective complement, in apposition to a noun or pronoun in given sentences.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cslLNfoESGw