by Hanifa K. Cook | May 3, 2010 | English, Language
Definition: A metaphor, or commonly known as a figure of speech, is used as analogy of ideas and objects. It usually begins by transferring the same word into a new sentence, the sense of which changes with the subject matter. By itself, the meaning of the word...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 21, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills
In my last post, I wrote about How To Be Bilingual. If you have been speaking or trying to speak two languages, you may not feel confident enough because people comment on your heavy foreign accent. Here are some basic rules you can follow once you feel ready to speak...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 13, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills
You don’t necessarily have to speak two languages fluently to think like a bilingual person. Unless you have been living ‘seperti katak di bawah tempurong‘ or ‘like frogs in a well’ or 坐井观天,you would probably not have taken any notice of the foreign word you can...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 6, 2009 | Environment, Internet, Language
Today, as I was browsing through my website, I discovered this old post. The site Second Life has apparently been taken down. So as you read this post, you will notice that I have removed all the links. But I like to keep this post up so others will know that this...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Sep 28, 2009 | English, Environment, Language, Learning Skills
Many tourists who visit Singapore for the first time are quite surprised at how easy it is to move around the city. English is considered the country’s official language and Malay is the national language. From road names to business names, English words can be found...