Letters to the Editor [Archives:2000/52/Letters to the Editor]

Titanic
Why in vain are you proud!
Self-styled superiority always pretend
You always dare God
Restrain and bridle
How many times to be good you were told?
And not to fight against the will of God.
Here! You can see the result of your ingratitude
The unsinkable ship that you claimed
Is now sunk mocking your pride
Most are now killed
All your vanity and ingenuity disappeared
Lie in the deeps spoilt with mud
Mirror your vanity and awe inspired
Won’t you ever learn, you blockhead?
Even the worms there bewildered
One instance of your boastfulness pitiably razed
You proposed but God disposed
To dare your God you were determined
And God for you made
Not you, no-one knows what’s in store
Inscrutable, inexorable, his will is
Knows that realm, no-one ever
You man forsake vanity and your sins mend
He is supreme, bear him in mind.
Mohammed Ghanem
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Common Errors in Arabic English
Since English and Arabic are different languages whose origins are widely different, differences in many respects are bound to occur. Hence, Yemeni learners of English tend to make mistakes in those areas. I mention below some of those mistakes. Students are expected to know their mistakes and try to correct them.
Yemeni students say:
1- I saw him before two days.
2- He is angry from me.
3- Wait me. I’m coming.
4- This is a house new.
5- The education is important for women.
6- Open the fan, please.
7- When he entered into the room, we went out.
8- I’m very good in maths.
9- She runs fastly.
10- I’m interesting in poetry.
While they should replace the underlined phrases with the following phrases, respectively:
1- two days ago.
2- angry with me.
3- wait for me.
4- a new house.
5- education.
6- turn on the fan.
7- entered the room.
8- good at.
9- fast.
10- interested.
Gibreel Sadeq Suleiman
English Teacher, Taiz
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Dear Editor,
On behalf of the students of English department, Faculty of Education, Mahweet, I would like to express my deep thanks to all members of Yemen Times represented by the editor in chief for their responsiveness in sending us copies of YT through Dr. Sahu for whom we have special respect in our hearts.
I would like also to say that your newspaper has won our interest. We are attracted by the beneficial articles, especially in the field of education.
It was thoughtful of you to include weekly lessons in English, which do really help us improve our English and overcome our mistakes. I would sincerely request you to accept my humble words of thanks to you. Wishing you the very best.
Mohammed Ali Ahmad Al-Agabi
Faculty of Education, Mahweet.
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proverbs
1) Diamond cut diamond.
2) As you make your bed so you must lie.
3) Like father, like son.
4) Like master, like man.
5) Tit for tat.
6) Store is no sore.
7) To fall into the old track.
8) Grasp all lose all.
9) Nothing venture nothing have.
10) No joy without annoy.
chosen by: Mohammed M. I. Abdullah

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