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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Allusions 23.12.11
Zoned out cops make tow mistakes This is good wordplay as it incorporates two instances of it. The first one is the used of the phrase ‘zoned out’ which means to be a bit out of it, and since the … Continue reading
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Words from the Press 23rd Dec 2011
OZ teen jailed for stabbing Indian Stab Stab comes from the old Scottish word ‘Stob’ which means to pierce, cut into. Stab means pretty much the same thing today. It is to pierce with a pointed weapon. The whole objective … Continue reading
Economic Trivia XLVI – Large state Banks
Bank of India Tagline : The bank that cares./ Relationships beyond Banking. Chairman : Alok Kumar Misra Employees : 40, 000+ Revenue : 24,393.50 crore Official site
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Allusions 21.12.11
The dirty picture This is an allusion to the Vidya Balan starer ‘Dirty Picture’. The article is about how the rivers of Pune shall be faced with untreated sewage for another 12 years at least….giving rise to a ‘dirty picture’. … Continue reading
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Words from the Press 21st Dec 2011
Stage set for pitched battle as Team Anna, Oppn decry Government’s formula Pitch This word has two different origins and two sets of meanings. The first comes form old Latin ‘Pix’ which means sap or juice and which is used to denote … Continue reading
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Tagged Bludgeon, cameo, decry, envoy, inadmissible, Pitch, scripture
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Economic Trivia LXV – India’s large State owned banks.
State Bank of India Tagline : With you all the way. / Pure banking nothing else. Chairman : Pratip Chaudhary Employees : 222, 933 Revenue : US$ 28.09 billion Assets :US$ 322.077 billion Official site
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Allusions 20.12.11
GB’s Candy flop! This article headline is an allusion to 50 Cent’s hit album called Candy Shop. The article is about how Congress leader GB distributed sweets to peopel attending a meeting, and as the people finished said sweets they … Continue reading
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Words from the Press 20th Dec 2011
28 year old enigma holds Nuclear North Korea’s reins Enigma The word enigma comes from Latin Aenigma which means riddle. The difference is that in today’s usage, an enigma is graver and more serious and even a bit more metaphorical … Continue reading
Words from the Press Project UP- 19th Dec 2011
Project UP : Cong showers pre-poll goodies Shower Shower comes from the old English word ‘Scur’ which meant short fall of rain, fall of missiles or blows. Shower today is used in contexts to mean a brief bout of rain, … Continue reading
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Tagged bank, goddies, pentavalent, poll, serum, shower, woo
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Schedule from 19/12/2011
1:30 pm : Ratio (Contd.) 2:00 pm : Geometry (New Module) 4:00 pm : Grammar (Contd.) 6:00 pm : Grammar (Contd.) 6:00 pm : Ratio (New Module) 6:30 pm : Algebra (New Module) Schedule from 20/12/2011 4:00 pm : Averages … Continue reading
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Economic Trivia XLIV – Small Appliance manufactureres
Brother Industries Limited Tagline : At your side Chairman : Yoshihiro Yasui Products : Computer printers, Multi-function Centers, Fax machines, Sewing machines, Electronic typewriters, Knitting machines, Domestic appliances, Machine tools Revenue : 420 billion yen (2006) Country : Japan Official … Continue reading
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Allusions 17.12.11
Let there be no light This article pertains to a function attended by the actor Nana Patekar and by famed cartoonist R. K. Laxman. Apparently during the show the spotlight bothered the elderly cartoonist and Nana stepped in to ask … Continue reading
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Words from the Press 17th Dec 2011
Schoolboy nearly strangled by abductor Strangle This word comes from the Latin word ‘Strangulare’ which means to choke, stifle, constrain. Strangle then came into the English language by way of French and its meaning today is to kill something by cutting off … Continue reading
Economic trivia XLIII – Major Appliance manufacturers 3
Indesit CEO : Marcio Milani Country : Italy Revenue : €2.6 billion (2009) Employees : 16000+ Official site
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Allusions 15.12.11
A graphic contempt This is wordplay. The article is about three youths who had just arrived in Pune and were accosted by Railway Police who asked them to show the content of their laptops and their phone so as to … Continue reading
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