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How a typo destroyed 124-year-old company Taylor & Sons

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Picture Source:  105 Typo Error Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock Photos from Dreamstime  NEVER underestimate the importance of a single letter. In this case, an ‘s’. A 124-year-old family business went kaput within two months because of a typo on a government register. Really, you can’t make this stuff up. Welsh engineers Taylor & Sons, which was established in 1875, got a shock in February 2009 when Companies House, the UK government’s registrar of companies, recorded the company as having gone bust. It hadn’t. But Taylor & Son had. Note the difference — one had an ‘s’ and the other didn’t. The Telegraph in the UK, reported that while the mistake was caught and corrected three days later, it had done irreparable damage to Taylor & Sons, the business that was still kicking at the time. Now, a former owner of Taylor & Sons has successfully sued the government, which he says destroyed the business with incorrect spelling. Yesterday, the British High Court f...

An Astrologer's Day| RK Narayan|Grade 11| NEB| Nepali Version| Sandhya|

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The Oval Portrait

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The Oval Portrait|Edgar Allan Poe| Grade 11|Compulsory English|NEB New Course| Nepali| Sandhya Thapa

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The Selfish Giant| Oscar Wilde| Grade 11|Compulsory English|NEB New Course| Sandhya Thapa

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The Selfish Giant| Oscar Wilde| Grade 11|Compulsory English|NEB New Course| Nepali

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Nepali film Trivia 3

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 नेपाल भाषामा बनेको राजमती का निर्देसक निर शाह हुन्  राजमती का कलाकार को हुन् ? हिसिला महर्जन र मरिराज लावन  २०५२  साल मा प्रदर्शन भएको चलचित्र सोल्टिनीका प्रमुख कलाकार को हुन् ? लोकेन्द्र कार्की र मेघा पोख्रेल  दाइजो का निर्देसक को हुन् ? दयाराम दाहाल  दैब सन्जोग का निर्देशक को हुन् ? मंजु कुमार श्रेष्ठ निर्देसक शम्भु प्रधान   को प्रथम चलचित्र कुन हो? सम्झना  डेनी Dengjogpaa अभिनित नेपाली चलचित्र मशाल कति लागत मा बनेको थियो ? ने।  रु २० लाख १६ हजार  साइनो का निर्देशक को हुन् ? उग्येन छोपेल  लाहुरेका संगीतकार को हुन् ? रंजित गजमेर 

Final Question 2

  B. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct verbs from the brackets. a. Everyone …… (has/have) problems in their life. Countries also …… (has/have) problems, and so …… (do/does) the world. One of the greatest problems …… (is/are) the growing population. The population in some countries …… ( is/are) huge. b. A number of my friends …… (love/loves) riding bicycles, but neither my brother nor my sister …… (own/owns) a cycle. At 4 o’clock, either my mother or father …… (is/are) coming to pick me up in a car. c. The pair of shoes on the floor …… (is/are) mine. The shoes …… (was/ were) made in China. The three thousand rupees I spent on them …….. (was/were) worth it. C. Are the following sentences correct? If not, correct them. a. Every one of the workers receive the same benefits. b. There is two gerbils in my bathroom. c. Both of my friends live in Kathmandu. d. Scissors is used to have our hair cut. e. You and your friends are welcome to join us f. Are the news on at five ...

Speaking Test

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 Speaking Test Section 1 1) Introduce yourself Name: Age: Location: Hobbies: Aim: Occupation: Section 2 A. Answer the questions a.    What are you going to do after high school? b, What are you going to do next weekend? c. When are you going to finish high school? B. Express regrets using I wish/If only and should have /had with past participle based on the following situations. a. Your friend has betrayed you. b. You have got a cold. c. You are lost in a town. d. You have lost your phone. e. You couldn’t attend your brother’s wedding.  C. Study the words given below  which are used to describe  people’s body parts and talk to your friends. shoulder, length, long, curly, wavy, short, round, pointed, wide, oval, almond-shaped, flat, bald, big, dark, pale, whitish, square, thick, thin  Now, present a short description of your best friend. Include her/his age, physique, dress-up, and special characteristics. D. Study these expressions of givin...

Final Questions 2

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  B. Complete each sentence using  what/how/where/whether + one of these verbs: apply get do ride use go a. Do you know …… to Rama’s house? b. I don’t know …… for the job or not. English: Grade 11 159 c. Have you decided …… for your picnic? d. Can you show me …… this camera? e. Ask Hari. He’ll tell you …… a bicycle. f. I was really astonished. I didn’t know …… on the horse C. Paraphrase the following sentences using the verb in brackets as in the example. Example:  She has lost her weight. (seem) She seems to have lost her weight. a. Mahesh forgets closing the windows. (tend) b. Your car has broken down. (appear) c. Ashika is worried about her exam. (seem) d. They have developed the theory. (claim) e. He’s enjoying his new job. (pretend)