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English Bites! My 'Fullproof' English Learning Formula

Reading books on vocabulary is an exercise in patience, and even if the authors believe they are interesting reads, it can take a lifetime to finish them. A woman on a bus overheard a conversation between two men seated right behind her. One of them confided that he was going to retire soon. His companion wondered whether he was looking forward to that. ‘Indeed yes!’ said the first man enthusiastically. ‘At least I’ll be able to finish my book.’ ‘Your book!’ the second man said in amazement. ‘I didn't know you were writing a book!’ The first man replied, ‘Who’s writing a book? I’m reading one!’ Here’s wishing you much better luck than that man.


PS: The woman on the bus didn't overhear the conversation with malicious intent but if someone does so, he or she is an ‘eavesdropper’. If you wonder what a strange word it is to denote this weird habit, the story goes that, centuries ago, houses in England didn't have any facility to dispose of rainwater falling from the roof. For fear of water dripping into the very foundations, the roofs were made with wide overhangs, called ‘eaves’. So, the first ‘eavesdroppers’ literally stood in the shelter of these overhangs to overhear private conversations!