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Difference between ‘ill' and ‘sick'?

English Edification Enrichment

What is the difference between ‘ill' and ‘sick'?



There is a tendency to use the two words interchangeably nowadays. Americans seem to prefer ‘sick', while the British seem partial to ‘ill'. Books on English usage suggest that of the two, ‘ill' is considered to be formal, and the malady associated with it is of a serious nature. ‘Sick', on the other hand, is mostly used to refer to minor ailments like cold, cough, fever, sore throat, etc. These subtle distinctions are not always maintained in everyday speech.

Native speakers of English frequently use the word ‘sick' to mean nauseous. When someone says, “I feel sick” or “I think I'm going to be sick”, he is saying that he is going to vomit or throw up. When someone who has been ill/sick applies for leave, he applies for ‘sick leave' and not ‘ill leave'.

*Ramakanth has been ill/sick for nearly two weeks now.



What is the meaning and origin of ‘without rhyme or reason'?


This is a relatively old idiom that is frequently used in everyday conversation to mean ‘without any purpose or reason'. When you do something without rhyme or reason, you do it without really thinking things through; there is an absence of common sense.

*Meera quit her well-paid job without any rhyme or reason.

Sir Thomas More, the author of Utopia, is believed to have made this idiom popular. A young writer apparently went to More with a manuscript, and asked him for feedback. After reading it, the Chancellor of Henry VIII suggested that the young man convert it to rhyme. The budding writer did as he was told, and showed it to Sir Thomas. After reading it, More apparently told the writer, “Now it is somewhat better, for it is rhyme; whereas before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.” Not everyone believes this story.




Can a house be labelled ‘handsome' as well?


The word ‘handsome' can be used to describe a good-looking man or a woman with attractive features. A ‘handsome woman' is usually big built. Houses and buildings can be described as being handsome as well. When you say that a house is handsome, you are implying that it is large, impressive and attractive to look at. The word can be used with other things as well: animals, clothes, trees, etc.

*Rani bought a handsome house very close to the library.

How is the expression ‘rara avis' pronounced?

There seem to be different ways of pronouncing this Latin expression. The first syllable of ‘rara' sounds like the word ‘rare', and the second ‘a' like the ‘a' in ‘china'. The second word rhymes with the name ‘Davis'. The expression is pronounced ‘rare-e A-vis' with the main stress on the first syllable of ‘avis'. In Latin ‘rara' means ‘rare' and ‘avis' means ‘bird'; the expression literally means ‘rare bird'. In everyday context, the expression is mostly used to refer to a unique person or thing.

*You are lucky to have found someone like Vikram. He's quite the rara avis if you ask me.

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“He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.”

Aamir Khan joins Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' campaign..........

When it comes to issues related to the society, how can Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan stay behind.

The actor came out to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, which was launched nationwide today.

While interacting with the media on the sidelines of the launch event of the campaign, the actor said that cleanliness is a very important issue for the country and is every citizen's responsibility.

He also appealed to the people to give full support to the initiative and take a pledge to keep the country clean.

Aamir added that if given an opportunity, he will be glad to be a brand ambassador for the campaign.  The actor also took up the issue of cleanliness in one of the episodes of his super hit television show 'Satyamev Jayate' during its last season. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kicked off the 'Swachh Bharat' or 'Clean India' campaign across the country, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.The five-year-long ambitious campaign plans to completely clean the country by 2019, coinciding with the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Katrina is three years older than her sibling...........

Katrina is three years older than her sibling Isabelle 

Katrina Kaif is happy that her younger sister Isabelle has decided to join films and says like any elder sister she will assist the budding actress in building her movie career in Bollywood.

Isabelle, 28, who has been modelling since the age of 14, recently made her film debut with Canadian director Jean-Francois Pouliot's Dr Cabbie, which has been co-produced by Salman Khan.

"Right now she is in LA. If she wants to get into Bollywood films then I am here.

 I will do everything I can to help her.

 I have done what we can. I know people there, she has got her managers and team working 

with her. Beyond a point in LA there is only so much that I can do," 

The 31-year-old actress is very happy that Isabelle's debut movie has been received

 well by the audience, and said that she believes in her sister's talent and will always 

support her in her endeavors.

"The film (Dr Cabbie) has got fantastic response in the US and Canadian market. 

She has got amazing appreciation. Her talent as an actor and dancer is beyond question,"

 Katrina said.

The actress will be next seen in Siddharth Anand-directed action thriller 

Bang Bang opposite Hrithik Roshan. The film will hit theatres 2 oct.

MYSORE

MYSORE:  The year was 1935. Or thereabout. So the legend goes.  

It was another day at the Mysore Palace and the reigning King, Krishna Raja Wodeyar, was ready to have his lunch. His chief chef Madappa completed the preparation of  all the courses for the royal meal. But on the thali that would be presented to the king, one spot was vacant - for a sweet dish. With space left for one more sweet dish, Madappa began experimenting. He added gram flour (besan), ghee and sugar to make a syrup. 

By the time the King finished his lunch, the dish had cooled down to become a cake. The chef then served it hesitantly to the King. A delighted Krishnaraja Wodeyar demanded a second helping and asked what it was. Madappa, nervously named it 'Mysore Paka'. Paka in Kannada means a sweet concoction. 

It was soon officially designated the royal sweet and is even today considered the 'king' of sweets in the South. Women in Mysore say that during the 10 days of Dasara festivities, they are meant to prepare at least 51 traditional items. And a platter of food and sweets without a bit of Mysore Pak in it, they say is incomplete.

For those who are calorie-conscious, best to turn away. Others, dig in. Burping optional.

Pretending to be someone or something is amazing it goes hand in hand with fake it until you make it .

Self  esteem is not only what you think about yourself it's also what you think what others think of you.

Even if one falsely believe that people around him thinks what's he wants them to think it's his personal success. What others actually think is immaterial.

Titanic Passengers Who Survived the Sinking and Then Committed Suicide

For some passengers who survived, the traumatic memories of the Titanic disaster may have been too much to bear. Several Titanic survivors eventually committed suicide. Did they kill themselves because of the Titanic disaster? Some almost certainly did, but others ended their lives after seemingly less significant events.

Mother!

Fingers crossed...

English Edification Enrichment-

Keeping my fingers crossed..

"Their team is not favored to win. But I hope they do. I'm keeping my fingers crossed."
"I have a one in ten chance of winning the television. I better keep my fingers crossed."
"I hope it works. Let's cross our fingers."

A: "The championship game is tonight. Are you going to watch it?"
B: "Yeah. My favorite team lost their best player. I don't think they will win."
A: "You never know. They can get lucky."
B: "I'm keeping my fingers crossed."

Diaz voiced Fiona

Diaz voiced Fiona in the 2001 hit, "Shrek." It grossed $42 million on opening weekend and went on to earn a total $484 million worldwide. That's a lot of green!

Charlies-Angels-Cameron-Diaz

                                                    A scantily-clad.......................

 Diaz kicked some serious butt alongside Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu in the 2000 remake of "Charlie's Angels." With a $40 million opening, it packed a major punch at the box office and had a lifetime domestic gross of $125 million.

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz


The actress is back in theaters with the comedy “Sex Tape.” While she's had lots of hits along the way, there have also been some stinkers.

As the title character in "There's Something About Mary" in 1998, Diaz proved everyone loves a quirky girl. The low-budget comedy grossed a total of $176 million, making it a huge '90s hit.

Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 Now Has A 2017 Release Date

So what the devil is this thing about? Rumors have suggested ghosts (but less monsters!), and more of an emphasis on pirate-y things. Which is good – while Captain Jack is still a favorite of the kids, you don't want to turn him into an unkillable joke who generates no suspense.

Salman Khan finds his lady love, calls her JFK.......

                                      One of Bollywood's most eligible bachelors, Salman Khan has admitted having a lady love in his life - his "Kick"

 co-star Jacqueline Fernandez

 Recently, the superstar jokingly gave her his surname Khan, and made her blush when he revealed his admiration for her.

It was well past ten on a cold September night, i was all alone on the first floor of the three storied well compounded house of my in law down in suburbs I was not alone in the house though my sister was completing her last minute errands and the cleaning is pending.   we both finished our dinner a bit early that day and since I was on a holiday I normally rest most of the time there was only one television on the ground floor the house is the last in the deserted street opposite to that lane there was an almost empty ground a dilapidated stadium building which was half way constructed and left off some decade back because of some ligation on the property. The house we lived in was itself two decades old but only the ground floor was constructed the first and the second floors were raised later as we settled.


The house is big with two huge gates for the car to enter its an old Am
I usually occupy the room on the ground floor to sleep at night it had a single cot with hard mattress, an old cupboard white in color; since it was previously used as a store, the room is dull with old paint removed here and there; there were crow bars, some old portraits and few out of size kitchen utensils placed in the corner of the room. I heard my in laws' great grandfathers some decades back were hoteliers so most of the kitchen and store cupboards are huge. The kitchen



 I came to the guest room on the first floor as my sister is alone usually until she is sleepy she would come to the guest room we would chat for few hpure untill both of us are tired and cannot withstand sleep.

Badam Halwa

This is one of my favorite, hope you guys like it too J

Ingredients :

Almonds - 1/2 cup heaped
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 4 tbsp.
Condensed Milk - 1 tbsp. (optional)
Milk - 1/8 cup + 1/8 cup
Cardamom powder - a pinch(optional)
Saffron - a tiny pinch
Yellow food colour - a tiny pinch ( Optional – Only if you want Soly’s  Eye to pop out )

Increase the ingredients if you want make a big portion.

Method :

1.       Soak almonds for 2 hrs. Then peel off the skin and make it ready.

2.       Then grind the almonds along with 1/8 cup of milk to a fine/semi coarse paste.

3.       Take another 1/8 cup of warm milk crush saffron and add it. Add the yellow food colour and set aside.

4.       In a pan - add sugar with water and let it boil until sugar completely dissolves. Then add the badam paste and stir it continuously to avoid lumps. Once it’s completely blended with the sugar syrup add saffron milk and condensed milk and mix well. If you are adding cardamom powder add it now.

5.       Keep stirring in low flame for 5mins, it will splutter so be careful. Then add a tsp of ghee at regular intervals stirring continuously. At one stage spluttering will stop, ghee will be completely absorbed and the halwa will start leaving the sides of the pan and small white bubbles will start appearing. This is the right stage, to switch off.

6.       Cool down and let it be become a bit thicker.

Chettinad Chciken Curry: Ginger ½ inch piece Small onion-10 Garlic-10 pods Green chillies-2 Chilli powder-1 table spoons Coriander powder-2 table spoons

Chettinad Chicken Curry

Ingredients

Chicken – Off-course ( You can increase the quantity of ingredients according to size of the chicken)

Small onion 30 or big onion 2

Tomatoes-2

Garlic 20 pods and

Lots and lots of LOVE……..

To Grind No 1:

Ginger ½ inch piece

Small onion-10

Garlic-10 pods

Green chillies-2

Chilli powder-1 table spoons

Coriander powder-2 table spoons

To Grind No 2:

Coconut grated-5 table spoons

Cashew nut-5

Fennel seeds-1 teaspoon

To Season:

Cinnamon-2 pieces

Fennel seeds-1 teaspoon

Clove-2

Cardamom-2

Birinji leaf-little

Mint leaf-handful

Curry leaf little

To Marinate:

1 teaspoon Samabar podi

Salt-1 teaspoon

Curd little

Ginger garlic paste-1 teaspoon

Procedure :

1.    Marinate the chicken for an hour before cooking.

2.    Mince the onion, garlic and tomatoes.

3.    Keep the kadai in the stove. Season the curry with the items given in To Season in 2 tablespoons of oil.

4.    Add the onions and saute with a pinch of salt for 3 minutes.

5.    When the onions turn transparent add the garlic, saute for some time,Add the chopped tomatoes. Saute till the whole thing gets smashed.

6.    Add the grinded paste of items given in No 1. saute it for a while.

7.    Now add the chicken pieces and nicely mix all the masala over the chicken pieces.

8.    Chicken will lose some weight now by shedding some of her water. All you have to do now is reduce the flame and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

9.    Once you find that the chicken pieces are almost cooked increase the flame so that the gravy becomes thick.

10.  Once the curry gets thick add the masala grinded with the items given in No 2 and mix nicely

11.  Cook for another 5 minutes.