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Rishi

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Sep 30, 2007, 11:52:20 PM9/30/07
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WORD OF THE DAY:

purvey

To advertise or circulate.

The Government has taken a massive plan to purvey the status of women
in the country.

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WRONG TO CORRECT:

WRONG: I have seen her in the lawn about ten minutes ago.

CORRECT: I saw her in the lawn about ten minutes ago.

GRAMMAR: With ago phrases, we use the past tense. (NOT the present
perfect)

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