Prof Mohanram's voice

 Can something being "loose" lead someone to "lose"? Ask Michal Rozmys, the Olympian who lost the race because of his loose shoe. What he didn't lose however, is the spirit of the sport and managed to finish the race instead of quitting! Hope that clarifies the difference between lose and loose 🙂 On the other hand, Want to lose your loose pants? Lose some weight! Got the difference? There you go! Previous Topic:  Trail of trials Next Topic:  Carriers and Careers All Posts:  Prof Mohanram's Voice

 It is often seen that people write "trail" for "trial" and more often than not, it is not just a typo 😒. While most of us understand well what a trial is, let's see what a trail is.. As we know, a trial is like a beginning whereas a trail is usually a continuation.  A trail is something that is repeatedly done or leaving the marks of a repeated activity. A walking trail, is usually a path in the woods where people leave their footsteps or trails.  So, next time you want to start walking in the woods for the first time, it could be a trial for your future trails or you could leave a trail of such trials in many different woods.  Either way you win, right? Unless, of course while trailing behind someone in an election. 😃 Pronunciation Help: Trial - "try-ul" Trail - "t-rail" Previous Topic: Thinking of hope   Next Topic:  Too loose to lose All Posts:  Prof Mohanram's Voice

Hope is a wonderful word, rather a wonderful thing, that keeps the world moving. It is the hope that tomorrow will always be better that keeps the people start everyday. However, when it comes to the usage of this word, many a time, the hopes are shattered. Thinking of which, people often mistake the word "hope" for "think" and they hope it is the same. There is still hope, let's see how it works.. A colleague of mine called me when I was sick and he said "I hope you are very sick and I think it will take a few days to recover" Though I got irritated at first, I then realized, what he meant was "I think you are very sick and I hope you will recover in a few days" When you say you hope, you are not just thinking, but you are expecting something.. That means, when you hope someone is sick, that means you expect them to get sick which might only be true, when you are in high school and you forgot your math homework hoping that the math teach...