Sending a text message in poor grammar has become an accepted behavior. People do it all the time partly to save efforts and partly because the recipient has the luxury to read it twice, thrice or even come back to it later to decipher it. Not so in spoken language. If we spoke like we ...
Category: Grammarian
A cheeky script for the role of Grammarian
Some people silently correct your grammar. Every time you make an error, it quietly sets their auto correct in motion. Not here in Toastmasters. In Toastmasters, we are very vocal about it. We will ...
A practical script for the role of Grammarian
There are two ways to improve your grammar and language skills. One is to hire a tutor who would teach you the rules, give worn out examples and hypothetical situations that you will never face. The second way is to actually talk in the language as you would in usual circumstances, using ...
A Grammarian script inspired from bad attire
Imagine you had to impress a room full of people. Would you were a wrinkled shirt and unpolished shoes? Probably not. In Public Speaking, you are always out to impress a room full of people and bad grammar turns off people as much as a wrinkled shirt or unpolished shoes. Worse, while ...
A Grammarian script on new vocabulary
Every time the world is swept by a new phenomenon, a whole series of new words related to the phenomena enters the common man’s dictionary. Take COVID 19 for example. We have learnt new words like pandemic, quarantine, inoculate and many others. Now that is a fairly slow ...
A Grammarian script that generates strong visuals
Bad grammar is a lot like bad smell. If a person emitted bad smell from his body, that’s the first thing anybody standing next to him would notice. Similarly, if a person spoke in bad grammar, that’s ...
A complicated script for the role of Grammarian
The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein has said “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” Your knowledge and command over language dictates the limits of what you can achieve in this world. Conversely speaking, if you wish to enhance what you ...
A grammarian script with a comparison
Grammar is a lot like politeness. If they are good they cost you nothing but if they are bad, they can cost you a lot more than money. You risk reputation, opportunities and any second ...
A grammarian script for the artist in you
Everyone appreciates a great work of art – be it poetry, painting, music or a fine dessert. But only a fraction of all world art qualifies to be called great – only the ones that are near perfect. No wonder ...
A grammarian script that dares you to be silly
Have you ever been silly on a public stage? TM Ria dared, with this script for the role of a Grammarian. It’s as silly as it can get but still manages to put the point across well. Would you dare to do so while the entire club’s eyes are on you? We would love ...
