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02 MIND YOUR LANGUAGE“Do not believe what your teacher tells you

merely out of respect for the teacher” Gautama Buddha

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Not give a figMeaning: Not to feel interestedin somethingExample: You can do what youwant. I don’t give a fig.

The apple of your eyeMeaning: The person who youare very fond ofExample: She has three chil-dren, but her youngest daughteris the apple of her eye.

Carrot and stickMeaning: mixture of rewardsand punishmentsExample: The government want-ed to introduce a carrot and

stick method to reduce crime.

A hot potatoMeaning: any subject whichseveral folks are talking aboutand which is frequently argued Example: The party membersare not speaking on this topic asit is a political hot potato.

Full of beansMeaning: to be optimistic orenthusiasticExample: Although she wasenvious of her friend’s success-es, Linda appeared like she wasfull of beans over her friend’spromotion.

In a pickleMeaning: a tight spot or diffi-cult situationExample: Even after Dhoni’ssix, the match was in a pickle.

Cool as a cucumberMeaning: Relaxed and coolExample: Even after losing somany things in her life, she iscool as a cucumber.

Go bananasMeaning: To becomeirrational or crazyExample: She’ll gobananas if she sees thehouse in this (dirty) condition.

A bite at the cherryMeaning: An opportunity toachieve somethingExample: He definitely wants abite of the cherry.

Two peas in a podMeaning: very similar, especial-ly in appearanceExample: The twins are like twopeas in a pod.

Wreak havoc — not wreck havocTo “wreck” havoc means to destroy havoc, whichis the exact opposite of this phrase’s meaning.When you “wreak havoc,” you’re spreading chaos,

anarchy, and destruction everywhere, which isreally fun.

I ‘couldn’t’ care less — notI ‘could’ care less

If you “could” care less, you’re admit-ting there are other, less importantthings in world, which takes away thesting of your comment. By saying you“couldn’t” care less, that means noth-ing else exists on the planet that mat-ters less you. Major burn.

Nor vs. Or“Nor” must be used with its counterpart,

“neither,” just as “either” and “or” stick to-gether. Just think of them as best friends.

For example, “Neither my boss or I under-stand the new program” is totally wrong.

Appraise vs appriseTo appraise something is to determine its valueor to evaluate it. For instance, one might appraisean antique lamp to be worth `7,000. To apprise isto make someone aware of something. In this post,for example, we’re apprising our readers of thedifference between appraise and apprise.

Subject (and Possessive Pronoun)and Verb AgreementThis rule seems a bit counterintuitive but mostplural subject take singular verbs (without an “s”).For example, “she types,” but “they type.” The pro-noun agreement comes into play when you add a

possessive element to these sentences.“She types on her computer,” and “theytype on their computers.”As a caveat, thepronoun “someone” requires “her or his”as the possessive.

Discrepancy, dichotomyand disparityA discrepancy is a difference between twothings that ought to be similar or related, asurprising difference between two thingswhich are supposed to correspond in somemanner. The plural form is discrepancies.

There is a “dichotomy” between two

different or entirely opposite things. Thereis a “discrepancy” between two things thatshould be identical — but are not.

A “disparity” means a significant dif-ference for something you can measure,like salary, age, or access to a resource.In a sentence:

There is a strong dichotomy betweenmodern scientific practices and religion.

I noticed a discrepancy between thenumbers you forwarded me versus theones you told me on the phone.

The government must narrow the eco-nomic disparities among regions.

Piece of mind and peace of mindWhen you give someone a “piece of yourmind,” you’re letting them know whyyou’re angry. “Peace of mind” is very dif-ferent: It’s a calm, relaxed state you en-ter when you know nothing’s wrong.

Tongue-and-cheekNo, the joke your friend just told wasn’t“tongue-and-cheek” — it was “tongue-in-cheek.” The difference is subtle, but it’san important one to get right.

DepreciateDepreciate means to decrease in valueand does not mean to deprecate or to dis-parage.

Correct: My car has depreciated a lotover the years.

She deprecated (express disapprovalof) his efforts.

Ending sen-tences withprepositions

Prepositions are any words that asquirrel can “run” with a tree (i.e.The squirrel ran around, by,through, up, down, around, etc.the tree). Writing coach TimothyHarper said this rule is somewhat out-dated, and he isn’t too concerned whensomeone breaks it.

But if you’re a stickler about this par-ticular rule, you can usually transpose thepreposition to the beginning of the clause.

For example, if you don’t want to say,“My boss explained company policy,

which we had to abide by,” you could in-stead say, “My boss explained companypolicy, by which we had to abide.” Or, bet-ter yet, you could rephrase the sentenceto avoid this problem: “My boss explainedthe mandatory company policy.”

Emigrate, immigrate and migrateEmigrate means to leave one’s country tolive in another. Immigrate is to come intoanother country to live permanently. Mi-grate is to move, like birds in the winter.Migration is also an umbrella term thatcovers both “immigrate” and “emigrate.”When it applies to people, it generallymeans a permanent move but can alsomean a temporary relocation.

There is a good trick to remember thedifferences between “immigrate” and“emigrate.” The prefix e- (or ex-) usuallymeans “out of” or “from.” The prefix im-(or in-) often means “in” or “into.” There-fore, emigrate means “to move out of ”and immigrate means “to move into.”

Peek vs. peak vs. piquePeek is taking a quick look at some-

thing — like a sneak peek of a new film.Peak is a sharp point — like the peak

of a mountain.And pique means to provoke or in-

stigate — you know, like your interest.

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Blackhat hacker: A person who usesprogramming skills to cause damage toa computer system, steal data and ingeneral conduct illegal cyber activities.

Cloud: A technology that allows us toaccess our files through the internetfrom anywhere in the world. More tech-nically, it is a collection of computerswith large storage capabilities thatremotely serve customer file requests.

Firewall: A defensive technologyfocused on keeping the bad guys out. A“wall” or filter is created that judgeseach attempted interaction with auser’s computer and internet connec-tion to determine “should this beallowed entry or not?” Firewalls can behardware or software-based.

Breach: The moment a hacker success-fully exploits a vulnerability in a com-puter or device, and gains access to itsfiles and network.

Patch or Update: Most softwarerequires thousands of lines of program-

ming language to create, so it’s difficultfor a developer to ensure all possible vul-nerabilities are covered. When entry pointsare discovered by hackers or the develop-er themselves, software vendors will oftenrelease new pieces of software as a fix.

Malware: An umbrella term thatdescribes all forms of malicious soft-ware designed to cause havoc on acomputer. Typical forms include viruses,trojans, worms and ransomware.

Ransomware: A form of malware thatdeliberately prevents you from access-ing files on your computer. If a comput-er is infected by malware designed forthis purpose, it will typically encryptfiles and request that a ransom be paidin order to have them decrypted.

Spoofing: A technique hackers use tohide their identity, pretend to be some-one else or simply try to fool you overthe internet.

Virtual Private Network: A tool thatallows the user to remain anonymouswhile using the internet. It does this bymasking location and encrypting trafficas it travels between the user’s com-puter and the website they’re visiting.

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Cybersecurity buzzwords

DDoS: An acronym that stands for dis-tributed denial of service — a form ofcyber attack. This attack aims to make aservice such as a website unusable by“flooding” it with malicious traffic.

Trojan horse: A piece of malwarethat often allows a hacker to gainremote access to a computer. The sys-tem will be infected by a virus thatsets up an entry point for the perpe-trator to download files or watch theuser’s keystrokes.

Thanks to spell check, we are inan era of poor spellers. “Peopletend to think they don’t need tolearn how to spell because the

computer will do it for them,” says Dr. J.Richard Gentry, literary expert and best-selling author. Gentry gives 9 tips on howto become a better speller

Read a lotReading is probably one of the best waysto familiarise yourself with words andtheir spelling, but Gentry says to take itone step further: “If you see a word youdon’t recognise, try to figure out what itmeans,” he suggests. However, becom-ing a good speller can also make you abetter reader. “Spelling is connected tothe architecture of the reading brain,and is a lot more important than werecognise,” he said.

Use spell check — butdon’t rely on it

Gentry says that one of thebest ways to learn how tospell as an adult is to use spellcheck – to a degree. While spell checkis a great way to check yourselfand see if you are spelling wordscorrectly, the computer isn’talways right. For example,if you are trying to spell ho-mophones, two words thatsounds the same but have dif-ferent meanings, thecomputer doesn’t al-ways catch it. Gen-try shows avideo tohis stu-

dents which plays the sentence “Ifsomeone told me I would not need tolearn how to spell, computers do it forme.” If you don’t know how to spell cor-rectly, you might type the sentence as“If sum one tolled me I wood knot kneadtwo learn how too spell, computers dewit four me.” Since computers don’t getcontext, they may present you with thewrong homophones.

Quiz yourself frequently

Gentry says, “Self-testing has been foundto be one of the best techniques for adultsand anyone who is learning how to spell– or learning anything.” Try quizzingyourself daily on some of the more dif-ficult words you are having trouble with.

Practice for 15 minutes a dayGentry suggests practicing spelling for 15minutes a day, and advises people to mixup their exercises – whether it’s comingup with a list of words you’re having trou-ble with, looking them up, practicing theirspelling, or simply saying them out loud.

Create mnemonic devicesSometimes it’s hard to remember how tospell a word, like “separate.” Most peoplespell it with an “e” instead of an an “a.”Gentry suggests using a mnemonic deviceto remember how to spell a tricky word likeseparate. “A good way to remember it is thatthere is ‘a rat’ in ‘separate,’” he explains.

Look up a words’ etymologyLooking up the history or origin of aword can help break down its spelling.For example, sometimes words that allbegin a certain way are related. Also,knowing its language of origin can helpwith remembering certain rules for

spelling it, and understandingits root can help give it mean-ing and context.

Play word gamesIf you’re looking tobecome a betterspeller, you can playgames like Scrab-ble or Words WithFriends. Thesegames allow youto analyse andthink about thespelling ofwords.

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER

HOW TO IMPROVEYOUR SPELLINGIt’s essential we all have an understanding of cybersecurity so we can

protect ourselves, and that means understanding some key terms

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