Following excerpt is from Chapter 1 of "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence, also knows as Lawrence of Arabia : Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For years we lived anyhow with one another

Hi, I read this passage in Economist, Feb 28th issue "What to do about this sickness caused by other people’s wealth? Swingeing taxes on the rich, or smaller differences in pay in the first place, say the authors, citing Sweden and Japan

"What to do about this sickness caused by other people’s wealth? Swingeing taxes on the rich, or smaller differences in pay in the first place, say the authors, citing Sweden and Japan as instances of the two alternatives. A decade ago even

Hi, Is 'cent percent' used by native speakers? I have heard few people using it to mean 100%, but later I was told that it is only used in Indian English link . Kindly, tell me, it is a correct term for 100% or not. Regards.

Hi, I came across this passage at Wikipedia : Einstein is a favorite model for depictions of mad scientists and absent-minded professors; his expressive face and distinctive hairstyle have been widely copied and exaggerated. The Star Wars

"In two respects, however, India has a big advantage over China in coping with an economic slowdown. It has all-too extensive experience in it; and it has a political system that can cope with disgruntlement without suffering existential

Thanks a lot Clive and Avangi. I was quite confused in this adjective. But your explanations make it look so easy. Thanks again.

I came across this sentence in Economist magazine " Not only is its economy far smaller; its government’s finances are also a mess. " Why writer has placed is earlier? Is it correct? Shouldn't it be "Not only its economy is far

"In two respects, however, India has a big advantage over China in coping with an economic slowdown. It has all-too extensive experience in it; and it has a political system that can cope with disgruntlement without suffering existential

"It used to be a platitude of Western—and Marxist—analysis of China that wrenching economic change would demand political reform. Yet China’s economy boomed with little sign of any serious political liberalisation to match the economic