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He does not know the actual matter. His knowledge is quite smattering. smattering=small matter talk.

SMATTER has only SOME MATTER.. thus has only superficial knowledge.. :)

his knowledge is smattering thats why he's not smart

Rahul always mutters about small matters. It is because he has a mere smattering(SLIGHT KNOWLEDGE) of info about it.

if u go to a debate with a smattering of info on the topic u r sure to take a battering

SMIle+IRK....meaning SMILE IN AN IRKY MANNER OR IRRITATED MANNER

a murky smile is a smirk

The students gave a snicker when the professor came to the class in a sneaker.

snicker.....wecan say after eating snickers chocolate our laugh is supressed

people eating snicker - snicker - (in self satisfaction, cause its so tasty)at those who cant eat(maybe because they are obese)

he came to school with a snicker shoe , so all the students gave him a snicker / half stifled laugh

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sneer+nicker ...student snickered when prof came to class with nicker (half)...so, half sneer..

snicker - when you laugh stiflingly , you get a hic hic or snick snick sound instead of a hahaha.... and hence to snicker is to laugh stiflingly or to laugh disrespectfully

Snivel:sneeze + well(vel) runing nose

sniffing and snivelling due to influenza

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snivel->nivel similar to navel..you wished ur wife had a navel like sridevi and you TEND TO CRY..

pick the word nive ...sounds like knife...so wen u got the cut on your finger due to knife u ran at nose

snivel nivel>> not well sleep >>bcz of snivelling/ cry of your partner

snivel - sneeze well due to a running nose. Whine due to a running nose

SNIVEL S(Stopped) N(Nosal) I(Inlets) Vel(Well)

snivel - sniff means to sell, and smell itself sounds like snivel.. and so it is related to the nose.

sobr..sounds like SOBER..AND a sober person is always serious about his life, therefore seriousness is the state of being sober.

sobriety sounds like propriety(proper manners) ie decency

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SODDEN ...remove the 'o' and replace it with 'a',u get sadden(ed)...so when u are saddened u look so DULL

You got SOaked by a suDDEN shower. SO+DDEN.

when u r sodden u becum soggy

try to remember as sodden : so-dull

so-journ, remember it as so(sona)to sleep,during a journey,therefore it would be a temporary stay at a place away from your home..

sojourn== short + journey on some places..so you would stay there temporarily in there..

adjourn means to go away, sojourn is just the opposite... it means to stay

find BOURNE in this....jason bourne dont stay at ne place for long time....temporary stay! :)

sojourn= soldier

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only idiots and idle folks talk about boots and PRATES.

i solaced when i opened my shoe lace

"Quantum of Solace" james Bond

Jenilia felt "SO LESS" pain after Imran solaced her

"Condom of Solace" -You'll be having trouble having sex so you'll be disappointed! Then, you put on a condom to have "comfortable" sex.(Solace= comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment)

The Mrs. Solis (Gabrielle Solis)in Desperate housewives was not very good at solace.

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when balm solve (SOL) my head ache (ACE) , I will feel comfort.

SHOLEYcism...when you think of hindi movie sholay,who comes in your mind???? GABBAR....everytime he used to make mistakes while speaking because of his rustic or wild accent....

look at it .......... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1293/539675960_6a35e68c73.jpg?v=0

solecism = so less lex - ism. Lexical is related to grammar as also in lexical anaylsis in a computer langauge.. so-less-lex-ism means more grammatical and awkward mistakes

It's a funny one...When someone's shoe sole comes out it is a social blunder...

take the word "sole" from it...now imagine a hot blonde girl sleeping on parks bench alone(sole)..this is an awkward act...so solecism

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SOcially or LExICally worthy of critiCISM = SOLECISM.

solecism is like socialism and sole(soul; pronunciation is same)in it.so if u don't live with soul in society it is awkward.

rember the movie shol;ay...in it were many socially awkward acts.so solecicm=sholay+cism

Singing a SOLO when you are a bad singer is socially awkward.

so(l)e(c)ism...interchange l and c...it sounds lyk socialism...but as u have interchanged them...both r opposites...!!!

Among racism and sexism, one of the major problems is lexism: judging people based on grammatical blunders (lexicon: vocabulary). Were you denied work because of your grammar mistakes? That's SO lexism...

so, deserving criticism...because it's wrong/flagrant

(also means grammatical mistake): I got an F on my paper but the professor's SOLE critiCISM was that I made one grammar mistake

so+ let(li)+ me sit(cit)....i requestd my teacher

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