Introduction to English Grammar| what is english grammer?

english grammer Shaping Communication When you read newspapers, especially newspaper headlines, you will see the English language is very flexible. We can use it, as you have seen, to provide humour. It can also be used to explain, to instruct, to describe and to report. The English language enables us to communicate in various ways. It is important to understand how we can be flexible in the way we use language. We can mould language, shape it and form it according to our wishes if we know the basic rules for its use. Communicating with Words Words are the building blocks of our communication whether we speak them or write them. Words are the means by which other people understand our thoughts and ideas. Without words to express what we want to communicate we become frustrated. The sad thing is we are losing words from our language faster than you think. Do you know why? Archaic Words In the below table you will see a number or words that are no longer used or are used rarely. See if you have heard any of them. Mottleto spot or blotch Haverto talk foolishly Caulkto seal the seams of a ship Fulminateto flash like lightning Evinceto show or illustrate a quality Delateto inform against someone Baizecoarse woollen material usually for covering Inveighto speak violently against Joruma large bowl for a drink such . Lost Words The list of rare words in the previous table was gathered from a random glance through a dictionary published only in 1962 and it only represents half the alphabet. The only words chosen in that list were naming words (nouns) and words of action (verbs). Some words like "latchet" have disappeared because we do not wear leather sandals with straps up our legs anymore. They went out with the Romans! Other words, though, like "mottle" or "haver" are words that we have stopped using through laziness.