Are you being impertinent? – The Hindu (July 11, 2016)
We had just finished a series of interactions with students, and as faculty often do, we were sitting around discussing the sessions, sharing our impressions and reactions. While recounting a particular exchange, one of my colleagues mentioned that the student had repeatedly used the term “you guys” while speaking to them. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Impertinent (noun) – rude, insolent, impolite, unmannerly.
- Peer (noun) – equal, fellow, co-worker, person of the same age.
- Sprinkle with (verb) – disperse something randomly.
- Informality (noun) – casualness, non-formality; ease of manner, naturalness.
- Hierarchical (adjective) – arranged in order of rank.
- Linguist (noun) – one who studies a subject related to languages (linguistics).
- Register (noun) – a variation in using language in different ways in different contexts.
- Awkwardness (noun) – embarrassment, discomfort, uneasiness.
- Nuance (noun) – fine distinction, subtle distinction/difference, variation.
- Trait (noun) – characteristic, attribute, feature, quality.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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