Do you know the difference saviour and savour

saviour  and savour  - Confusing  homophones 

Saviour - a person  who rescues or saves somebody  

God  is our saviour 

Savour  - characteristic  taste

The   food  had a Chinese savour

sever and severe

Sever -  separate,  divide 

Severe  - strict,  hard  to do, rigorous 

regenerate and rejuvenate 

regenerate  - to reform  spiritually, to give a new life

rejuvenate  - to make,  or become  young or vigorous  again,  to renew

repeal  and repel

repeal  - cancel,  revoke 

repel  - drive back, refuse

She will certainly  repel his advances. 

Some difficult English antonyms

1.fresh.            stale

2.intelligent      unintelligent 

      

3.imprison           free

4.optimistic          pessimistic 

5. Imitation           genuine 

6.guardian                ward

7 intentional           accidental 

8 .industrious          lazy

9. justice                   injustice 

10.patient                 impatient 

11.merry                   sad

Quotes - Shakespeare

Do you know the difference? Massif and Massive

Massif and massive

massif  -  a series of connected  masses of rocks  forming a mountain range. 

massive - having  a great  size, and weight ,heavy and solid

Mete  and meet

mete - to allot or to  measure  out

meet - come into contact  or assemble

Yack and yak

yack -  chatter,  noisy  talk 

yak  - a type  of long -haired ox,found in Tibet 

What is Om namo Shivaya

Om  namo  Shivaya 

On the  auspicious  occasion  of shivrati  we chant"Om namo  Shivaya"several times. This is a mantra  offering  respect  to Lord Shiva. 

The literal  meaning   is "adoration  to Lord Shiva ." it actually  means " I offer to Shiva  respectful  invocation  of His name",preceded  by om  or Aum. This mantra is literally  thousands  of years  ago. Chanting  this mantra  is said to please the  Lord. 

Om namo  Shivaya
 

What does podcast mean?

To many of us the word  podcast  is a new term, although  it was first mentioned in 2004,  by Ben Hammerslay in a newspaper  article. 

The word  "pod" borrowed from Apple's iPod and "cast" taken from radio's broadcast.

The word   is understood as : A Digital  audio  file  made available  on the internet for downloading  to a computer or a mobile. It is typically  available  as a series. 

ipod+broadcast = podcast 

A podcast  audience  may not be large  as radio listeners. 

Every  podcast  has a website, where  the show can be listened. 

Nowadays  it is used  extensively  by bloggers  and politicians to put forth their ideas, views  and also  for promotions. 

Find out the difference between exalt and exult

exalt -praise highly, to raise  in dignity or position, etc. 

He was exalted, to the position  of a president. 

exult - to rejoice, to triumph

He exulted, at his success.