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76. What is the meaning and origin of ‘brevity is the soul of wit'?

The expression means that when you tell a joke or a funny story, make sure to keep it brief. In other words, if your joke or anecdote is extremely long, people will lose interest in it by the time you get to the punch line.
*I always make it a point to keep my funny stories as short as possible. After all, brevity is the soul of wit.
At the party, Revathi bored us with her terrible jokes. She probably doesn't realise that brevity is the soul of wit.

77. The expression was coined by William Shakespeare in ‘Hamlet'. Polonius, the king's chief counsellor, informs Hamlet's mother that her son is mad. This is what he says: “Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief: your noble son is mad.” During Shakespeare's time, ‘wit' meant knowledge or intelligence. The dramatist was telling speakers and writers to communicate in as clear a manner as possible, using as few a words as possible.

78. What is the meaning of ‘cataclysm'?
First, let's deal with the pronunciation of this word. The first syllable is pronounced like the word ‘cat', and the ‘a' and the ‘y' that follow are like the ‘a' in ‘china'. The ‘s' sounds like the ‘z' in ‘zoo', ‘zip', and ‘zoo'. This rather literary word is pronounced ‘CAT-e-klizem' with the stress on the first syllable. The word is mostly used to refer to any large scale destruction brought about by natural causes – earthquakes, floods, etc. A social movement which brings about sweeping changes can also be called ‘cataclysm'.
*Ravi's new book deals with some of the cataclysmic events of the 18 {+t} {+h} century.

79. What is the meaning of ‘shadowboxing'?
When a fighter shadowboxes, he throws punches at an imaginary opponent. As he is only pretending to be boxing, he merely throws punches into the air. When you accuse someone of ‘shadowboxing' with a problem, you are implying that he is only pretending to be dealing with it. He is, in your opinion, evading the issue.
*The Chief Minister, instead of dealing with the problem, is merely shadow boxing.

80. Is there a difference between ‘proper question' and ‘question proper'?
Yes, there is. When you say, ‘It was the proper question to ask', you mean it was the appropriate or correct question to ask. When you say, ‘The question proper has not been answered', you are implying that the question itself has not been answered.
A collection from the Open Page Supplement of The Hindu Newspaper 
Courtesy: Sri Upendra, the writer of the above