Comments on: The Linguaphile Series: Eating Humble Pie & Other Indigestibles http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/ A collection of reflections Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Naveed http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-44 Naveed Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:33:21 +0000 http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-44 I am surprised you didnt know the meaning of 'eating humble pie'. I am very glad to have found this blog. I am impressed with your quality of english. You maintain a very dignified and down to earth attitude in your writings which is rare to see these days where peoples' writings stink of desperateness to show off their wit and sense of humour. I am surprised you didnt know the meaning of ‘eating humble pie’. I am very glad to have found this blog. I am impressed with your quality of english. You maintain a very dignified and down to earth attitude in your writings which is rare to see these days where peoples’ writings stink of desperateness to show off their wit and sense of humour.

]]> By: nsahmed http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-43 nsahmed Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:46:43 +0000 http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-43 Sounds like you're taking the SAT I shortly. From what I've read from you so far, I don't think you need to resort to memorizing x number of words a day. That's the fool's way of preparing for SAT verbal. If you are well-read and write frequently,if you have a reasonably good command over the English language (and it seems like you do),if you have an ear for what's grammatically wrong...you can relax. I have never agreed with the memorization approach when it comes to vocabulary - the ONLY way to build a good vocabulary is to read. Etymology is fun, but not really necessary for the SAT. It helps a great deal if you can recognize word origins and word structure, but that understanding is so much more meaningful when it comes from a lifetime of reading. You develop...a sense for the language,if you know what I mean. Even if you don't know what the word means, you can answer a question on the SAT. All said, this is a very interesting post. Sounds like you’re taking the SAT I shortly.

From what I’ve read from you so far, I don’t think you need to resort to memorizing x number of words a day. That’s the fool’s way of preparing for SAT verbal. If you are well-read and write frequently,if you have a reasonably good command over the English language (and it seems like you do),if you have an ear for what’s grammatically wrong…you can relax. I have never agreed with the memorization approach when it comes to vocabulary – the ONLY way to build a good vocabulary is to read.

Etymology is fun, but not really necessary for the SAT. It helps a great deal if you can recognize word origins and word structure, but that understanding is so much more meaningful when it comes from a lifetime of reading. You develop…a sense for the language,if you know what I mean. Even if you don’t know what the word means, you can answer a question on the SAT.

All said, this is a very interesting post.

]]> By: Manas http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-38 Manas Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:16:14 +0000 http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-38 You know, I've been preparing for GRE a few days back. At first I was learning slowly, about 30 words a day. About two months later, I was remembering 300words a day! A further two weeks later, I was revising 1200 words a day! :P Self advertising at it's shameless best. You know the secret? Planning and organised study. You know, I’ve been preparing for GRE a few days back. At first I was learning slowly, about 30 words a day. About two months later, I was remembering 300words a day! A further two weeks later, I was revising 1200 words a day! :P

Self advertising at it’s shameless best.

You know the secret? Planning and organised study.

]]> By: Humble Pie Shameless Self Promotion « Kaleidoscope http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-37 Humble Pie Shameless Self Promotion « Kaleidoscope Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:15:16 +0000 http://zainubskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-linguaphile-series-eating-humble-pie-other-indigestibles/#comment-37 [...] *thanks to Khalaq for a timely reminder about the correct usage of this phrase [...] [...] *thanks to Khalaq for a timely reminder about the correct usage of this phrase [...]

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