47% of Tamil viewers watch Sun TV and its sister channels, a result of the monopoly of distribution channels by the owner,Kalanidhi Maran, from the politically prominent family of Marans. Dayanidhi, Kala’s brother, is the Union Minister for Communications.The Maran family controls of the DMK...
Together with Willoughby D. Miller, Jenkins developed the first toothpaste containing disinfectants. He named it Kolynos – a combination of two Greek words,Kolyo nosos(κωλύω νόσος), meaning “disease prevention”. Numerous attempts to produce the toothpaste by pharmacists in Europ...
When a language is lost——meaning no living person can teach another—is lost. Some foreign language expressions simply cannot be translated. Conversational phrases usually reflecta culture. For example, aboriginal languages in Canada and Australia have words that reflect a way of life thatthe envir...
If you truly want to learn languages, it is a must that you also give emphasis to your pronunciation as it can affect the meaning-making process. However, it is difficult to find low-anxiety environments for beginners to practice a language that they are still not yet that familiar with. ...
'As there is a wide space between the train and the platform, please watch your step' This is constructed in the standard manner of such announcements, the polite terminology extending to the very structure of the phrasing. The meaning of the words is shown below. The Japanese is best read...
In our conversations, we, Tamils, use words denoting fractions very frequently without batting an eyelid. A Tamil goldsmith will assure his client, “இம்மி அளவேனும் குறையாது (immi alavaenum kurayathu) meaning “not a fraction less”. ...
In India 1pice= 1/4 Anna = 1/64 rupee (in Tamil, we called this coin ஓட்டைக் காலணா /oattaikaalana, meaning 1/4 Anna with a hole). . . 1/2 Anna = 1/32 Rupee . 1 Anna = 1/16 rupee