LEAP YEAR

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FUTILE

You often do certain activities and later realize that they were hopeless or useless, or were not worth doing. Futile, basically means doing something that is not capable of producing any result, or something that is not important. 

For example, when your father is angry and yelling, you try to cool him down but realize that it's not helping, that means your attempt to cool him down was futile. It means you do something that was not worth attempting or something totally hopeless and not successful. As the word futile describes something that is useless or hopeless, it is an adjective.

Example 01 : Conducting research and development for the new mobile phone proved futile, as it failed in the market after it's grand launch. 
Ex 02 : After a mile or so, the thief realized that his attempt to outrun the police was futile, and he finally surrendered. 
Ex 03 : Practicing for my Math exam was futile as I couldn't solve the paper in the examination.
Ex 04 : When Rosie is discussing about her career plans, Mary's futile comments begin to annoy her.
Ex 05 : Mother shouted at her son, "Don't waste your time on futile activities, like talking on the phone with your friends before the exams."
Ex 06 : Expecting our bus to come on time, is futile, as it is always late.
Ex 07 : Investing in property now is futile, as prices are expected to drop in a few months.
Ex 08 : Requesting the boss for a salary raise now futile, as he is upset due to my long absenteeism at work.
Ex 09 : Jack told Mary, "Giving you a call is futile, you never answer it as you are always busy."
Ex 10 : Asking our neighbors to lower down the sound of their music system is futile, they always play it loud.
Ex 11. It's futile trying to persuade John to visit Gym, he is just growing like a sack of potatoes.

IDIOMS 17 - DICKESIAN EXPRESSIONS

SEASONS

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ADMONISH

At some point of time in your life, your teacher or mother may have scolded you for doing something you shouldn't have. It could be due to an action which was not acceptable or approved of. Admonish basically means, to scold or strongly warn someone. It means to let someone know that you are not happy with his or her actions, for example, you often scold children for their bad behavior, it means, you are admonishing them. 

When a college principal strictly warns his students due to their poor attendance, he is actually admonishing them. Thus, when you admonish someone, you are actually telling them very seriously that they have done something wrong or you rare warning them very sternly. Hence, it is a mild, but serious scolding. As the word 'admonish' indicates an action of scolding or warning, it is a Verb
Example 01 : Shimona was admonished by her teacher for cheating in her final exams.
Ex 02 : The driver was admonished by the policeman for being drunk while driving.
Ex 03 : The Manager admonished the senior executive for being rude with the client in the meeting.
Ex 04 : Mary was admonished by her mother after being caught having alcohol, as she is just fourteen.
Ex 05 : The bouncer, admonished the girls for their misbehavior at the discotheque.
Ex 06 : The Police officer not only admonished Sam due to his reckless driving, but also took away his driving license. 
Ex 07 : The Manager decided to quietly admonish the new staff member in private, rather than issue an official warning for arriving late on her first day.
Ex 08 : "Shawn, I admonished you about eating the food in the trashcan!" yelled Shawn's mom. "I'm so sorry Mommy," said Shawn.
Ex 09 : For so many years, the lighthouse has been admonishing seamen of the approaching danger.
Ex 10 : Some Hasty Decisions taken in life can have an admonishing effect on your future.

LAS 100 PALABRAS MAS USUALES

According to Wikipedia, these are the 100 most common words in English--in order from 1 to 100.

MONTHS AND BIRTHDAYS

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