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474. What is the difference between "enough" and "enough of"?
When you say that you have had "enough ice cream" what you mean is that you have had sufficient ice cream, you don't want any more for the time being. Even though you like the stuff, you do not intend to eat any more even if it were offered to you. *I have had enough grammar for today. *I think she has had enough practice for today. "Enough of" carries with it a negative connotation. When you have had "enough of" something you have had an excess of it. In other words, you have had too much of it, and as a result you are fed up of it. If you were to say that you have had enough of ice cream, what it suggests is that you are sick of eating ice cream. *I have had enough of grammar. *I have had enough of Ganguly and his antics.
475. Is it OK to say, "My cousin divorced last month"?
The sentence is grammatically incorrect. You usually divorce someone; the word "divorced" is usually followed by a noun or a pronoun. *After twenty years of marriage, Rama decided to divorce Govind. *My cousin divorced his wife last month. It is also possible to say, "to get a divorce". For example, *They are planning to get a divorce soon. *My cousin got divorced last month.
476. What is the meaning of "erudite"?
First, let's deal with the pronunciation. The "e" is like the "e" in "set", "pet", and "met", and the following "u" sounds like the "u" in "put", "pull" and "full". The final syllable rhymes with "might", "kite", and "fight", and the main stress is on the first syllable. When you say that someone is "erudite" what you mean is that he/she is well learned; he or she sounds scholarly. The word is invariably used in formal contexts. *Sekhar is very different from my other cousins. He is very erudite and well informed. *The old professors were stunned when the young man gave an erudite lecture.
A collection from the Open Page Supplement of The Hindu Newspaper
Courtesy: Sri Upendra, the writer of the above
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