Denotation refers to the simple and direct meaning of a word. All words have a denotative meaning. Connotation refers to the different associations carried by a word in addition to its denotative meaning.
Note that a word may have different connotative associations for different people. Brochures often use words with positive and desirable connotations to make their subjects more attractive and appealing
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Euphemisms
A euphemisms is a word or statement that replaces another to make it less direct or offensive. Euphemisms are commonly used to make unpleasant statements less unpleasant, and we use them every day in conversation
Objective Language
Objective language is language that is based on facts rather than personal feelings
Suffixes
A suffix is a word-ending that is attached to a stem word to change its meaning. Like perfixes, suffixes are extremely important in English because they serve t add meaning to stem words.
There are two types of suffixes, inflectional and derivational suffixes. An inflectional suffix does not change the function and that a stem word serves in sentence. After taking in inflectional suffix, nouns, verbs and adjectives still remain they are
There are two types of suffixes, inflectional and derivational suffixes. An inflectional suffix does not change the function and that a stem word serves in sentence. After taking in inflectional suffix, nouns, verbs and adjectives still remain they are
Standard English
eStandard English in the form of English that is the most acceptable to the largest number of people. It is the form of English that is the most appropriate for almost every purpose, audience and context. As such, it is very important that we learn to speak and write Standard English
There are two general forms of Standard English in the world, American English and British English. Many of the movies we watch come from America. As such, the characters in these movies speak in American English.This is differnt from how we express ourselves in Singapore, where we tend to use British English
There are two general forms of Standard English in the world, American English and British English. Many of the movies we watch come from America. As such, the characters in these movies speak in American English.This is differnt from how we express ourselves in Singapore, where we tend to use British English
Homophones and Puns
There are many words in the English language that have the same sound but are spelt differently. This words are called homophones
Word Association
The most basic part of any sentence is the word. A word never exist by itself. Thinking about one word tends to make us think of another word, which tends to make us think of yet another word... and so on!
Word association refers to the way in which certain words seem to naturally group themselves together
Word association refers to the way in which certain words seem to naturally group themselves together
Context
Everything we write and say occurs within a context. Context refers to the specific circumstances in which words and sentences are written or spoken. Context helps us understand the meanings of words used
Non-Discriminatory Language
Non-Discriminatory language is language that is not biased against any race, religion or sex. It is against the law to use language that discriminates against people based on their race, religion or sex.. In any writing we do, we must be careful that we do not express any discrimination
Friday, November 19, 2010
Bakpao Kacang Hijau
Bahan A :
500 gr tepung terigu
2 sdt ragi instant
200 ml air
Bahan B :
500 gr tepung terigu
2 sdt baking powder
250 gr gula pasir
1 sdt garam
200 ml air
40 gr mentega putih
Isi :
Pasta kacang hijau siap pakai
Cara membuat
Bahan A
Siapkan mangkuk besar,masukkan tepung terigu, ragi instant, dan air aduk hingga adonan tercampur rata. Tutup mangkuk dengan lap yang bersih diamkan selama 120 menit hingga mengembang sisihkan.
Bahan B :
Siapkan mangkuk, besar yang lain, masukkantepung terigu, baking powder, gula pasir, garam air dan mentega putih.
Uleni dengan tangan hingga adonan tercampur rata. Lalu masukkan ke dalam adonan tepung dan ragi yang telah didiamkan selama 2 jam. Uleni lagi hingga adonan benar-benar kalis dan tidak lengket di tangan. Tutup adonan dengan lap basah yang bersih, diamkan kembali selama 60 menit hingga mengembang
Setelah adonan mengembang, kempiskan dengan cara dipukul-pukul pastikan semua udara sudah terbuang dari adonan dengan cara diuleni kembali. Lalu adonan dibentuk bulat besar dan diamkan selama 10 menit
Potong adonan lalu timbang seberat 30gr berat atau sesuai selera untuk bulatan, lalu pipihkan. Isi bagian tengahnya dengan pasta kacang hijau siap pakai. Tutup dan bulatkan kembali. Lalu taruh diatas kertas roti yangf sudah dipotong sesuai ukuran bakpao. Diamkan selama 10menit hingga sedikit mengembang.
Panaskan alat pengukus dengan api sedang. Lalu susun adonan yang telah diisi di dalamnya. Bungkus tutup dandang dengan kain atau serbet bersih. Kukus bakpaao selama 15 menit hingga matang dan mengembang. Ankat dan sajikan hangat
Friday, November 12, 2010
Pengertian Blog
Blog adalah singkatan dari web og, yang sering diartikan banyak orang sebagai buku diary online. Namun, sebenarnya blog lebih dari sekedar diary, blog dapat berisi informasi apa saja, mulai dari catatan harian, menceritakan pengalaman, cerpen, puisi, tutorial, artikel, unek-unek, dan lain sebagainya
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