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A good English style is clear but also expresses emotion

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Episodes

MARITAL JEALOUSY (Assamese)

Leo Tolstoy: WAR AND PEACE

Jul 01, 2020•4 min

English in India (Bengali)

Nirad C. Chaudhuri: ATMAGHATI BANGALEE (Mitra & Ghosh) - on p. 34-35

Jul 01, 2020•4 min

PREM (Bengali)

Nirad C. Chaudhuri: ATMAGHATI BANGALEE (Mitra & Ghosh) - on p. 86

Jul 01, 2020•1 min

MINI STORIES (Assamese)

Writing very short stories in just a few words.

May 22, 2020•4 min

CUT CUT (3) (Assamese)

Using minimum words

May 21, 2020•4 min

CUT CUT (2) (Assamese)

Using minimum hards

May 21, 2020•7 min

CUT CUT (1) (Assamese)

Using minimum words

May 21, 2020•2 min

TOP MILTARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (Hindi)

Love triangle?

May 21, 2020•6 min

CASUAL ATTITUDE (Bengali)

We do not really listen to what others are saying.

May 20, 2020•2 min

UNWELCOME GUEST (Bengali)

Guests are often treated badly.

May 20, 2020•1 min

THE WICKED WILL BE DESTROYED (Sanskrit)

Gita 4: 7-8

May 15, 2020•20 sec

JOB (in Asssmese)

God and Satan debate on Job.

May 13, 2020•2 min

JOB (in Bengali)

God and Satan debating on Job.

May 13, 2020•2 min

JOB (in Hindi)

God and Satan debate on Job.

May 12, 2020•2 min

FAILING COMPOSITION

Explains how high school compositions are marked.

May 09, 2020•7 min

THE WRITING OF GOOD ENGLISH

Do not hesitate to use the same word repeatedly if it is the right word.

May 09, 2020•2 min

THE ENGLISH OF THE BIBLE

The English of the Bible and Shakespeare should be taken as models.

May 09, 2020•1 min

ON USING THE ENGLISH OF THE BIBLE

As in the Bible, prefer the simple words to complex substitutes.

May 09, 2020•3 min

GOOD ENGLISH

Features of good English.

May 09, 2020•3 min

THE "ORATORICAL" OR "SPEECH" STYLE

Features of the "oratorical" or "speech" style

May 08, 2020•5 min

THE MORALIZING OR "SERMONY" STYLE

Features of moralizing or "sermony" style

May 08, 2020•4 min

"JOURNALESE" Or "Jargon"

Features of "journalese" or "jargon"

May 08, 2020•5 min

The Colloquial Style (with comments)

Features of the colloquial style

May 08, 2020•3 min

THE BARBER (short story)

A sad and poignant story by Somerset Maugham.

May 08, 2020•5 min

Good English

The very simple and clear language of the Bible is a model of good English.

May 08, 2020•2 min

Oratorical: The Speech Style

What Counsel said when defending the thieves who were put on trial. (He was a young barrister, so he wanted to make the most of his chance.)

May 08, 2020•2 min

The Moralizing or "Sermony" Style

A sample of moralizing or "sermony" style

May 08, 2020•2 min

Journalese: The Bad Newspaper Style

How the Reporter wrote it. (Mind you, he was a bad Reporter and wrote for a poor kind of newspaper.)

May 08, 2020•2 min

The Colliquial Style - "Talk"

What the Cyclist said to the Reporter

May 08, 2020•1 min

ON BAD AND GOOD ENGLISH

The kinds of English we use for different purposes

May 08, 2020•3 min

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