A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students,’ How much do you think this glass weighs?’ ’50gms!’…. ‘100gms!’…..’125gms’…the students answered. What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes? ‘Nothing’ the […]
The corona virus pandemic has induced fear, stress and anxiety in all of us and has severely affected our day to day life. The issue being faced by each of us today, is how to respond, manage and to cope up with the stressful situation unfolding so rapidly in our lives and communities. In absence […]
Phubbing is a term coined as part of a campaign by Macquarie Dictionary to describe the habit of snubbing someone in favour of a mobile phone. In May 2012, the advertising agency behind the campaign, McCann, had invited a number of lexicographers, authors, and poets to coin a neologism to describe the behaviour. The word “phubbing” was first described by McCann […]
