by Wordpandit | May 18, 2013 | What I learned today? |
Why this section? I never imagined the response I would get when I wrote the first dog-related words post. A lot of mails and suggestions came in, and these mentioned a number of dog-related words (slang included). And geez, I had fun again; sniffing my way around an... by Wordpandit | Apr 25, 2013 | What I learned today? |
Why this section? Dogwatch: A dog’s watch or should we say, watched by dogs! I discovered the word ‘dogwatch’ while reading a piece somewhere. Intrigued by the portmanteau combining dog and watch, I set about exploring, or rather I should say, sniffing out... by Wordpandit | Apr 22, 2013 | What I learned today? |
Why this section? Well, I have not posted in this section for some time but it is never too late to revive a section, is it? The post for today focuses on 4 types of markets and how they operate. It is a cliché but at the risk of quoting something banal, I would like... by Wordpandit | Jan 17, 2013 | What I learned today? |
Why this section? There is no stop to learning, is there? And what I learned today comes from a reading a book of essays by George Orwell. The book, titled ‘Why I Write’, is featured in the Penguin Great Ideas Series and I believe is a must read for anyone who wishes... by Wordpandit | Nov 5, 2012 | What I learned today? |
Why this section? It all started with a simple newsletter I received from Sesquiotica (a blog on words that does some up with some crazy words). The post in question, on the innocuous little usage of the phrase per se, used one phrase that got my curiosity going:... by Wordpandit | Nov 1, 2012 | Story-writing |
His nerves were on the edge with fear as he sat in the compartment, in a covert position. There had been riots in the city for the last four days. The curfew was lifted for a few hours in the morning and in the evening. The city was abounding with instances of...