USED TO

 He used to live in Calcutta.He used to be a great speaker.

There used to be a temple here.

I used to live nearby.

My health is not what it used to be.

Also ‘used to’ expresses the contrast between the past and the present. ‘Would’ refers only to habitual past action.”

“Who is a gate crasher, sir?”

“A gate crasher is ‘an uninvited intruder at a party’. He crashes into the party without any invitation. Gate crashers also try to force their way into athletic and similar events without payment. The term ‘gate crasher’ was originally applied to those who tried to get into concerts or sports events by smashing down barriers. To ‘gate crash’ means ‘to engage in gate crashing’.

He gate crashed into the wedding.

He is a professional gate crasher.”

“What is the meaning of ‘He drove home the point effectively’, sir?”

“ ‘To drive home something’ means ‘to cause something to be understood fully’.

He drove home the message that the company wasn’t doing well.

He drove home the point that she was thoroughly inefficient.

He drove home the fact that he was thoroughly unpopular.”

“What is the meaning of ‘advisedly’, sir?”

“ ‘Advisedly’ means ‘intentionally’ or ‘deliberately’. ‘He did it advisedly’ means that he did it deliberately. It does not mean that he did it after taking or seeking advice.”

“How do you pronounce ‘exist’, sir?”

“It is pronounced ‘igzist’. The ‘e’ in the word is pronounced like the I in ‘bit’ and X is pronounced ‘gz’ and the ‘g’ is pronounced like the ‘g’ in ‘give’. So the pronunciation is ‘igzist’. The stress is on the second syllable ‘zist’. Well, let’s call it a day. Goodbye.”

-CREDITS TO  THE HINDU