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*Missing the woods for the trees* What does it mean?

*Missing the woods for the trees* - is a familiar idiom in English. (WOODS means FOREST) It is meant in various ways. It might mean, Horlicks manufacturer buys an half kg Horlicks bottle from a road side grocery shop. He is missing there his forest that is his godown but needs his product on road side. In another angle, it could mean, As the trees are cut down one by one, forest loses its image.' Peter sold out his good business as he was in need of big money. V. MAHENDIRAN MIMSE NAGAPATTINAM

What does M. T. I. mean?

Mother tongue influence. Shortly it is abbreviated as MTI. What does it mean? If you are not a native speaker of a language, (eg.English), when you handle English, your mother tongue will show its influence unfortunately. This intention is called M. T. I. It's a sensitive situation to a non-native person of English. Can one be away from the influence of his Mother tongue? In one way it is possible. If you think your ideas always in English, can be farther distance from thinking ideas in your mother tongue. But can't be without the influence of mother tongue. Even if you think your ideas in your mother tongue, such ought to be done in  English dialect. This is the big task to one whose mother tongue is not  English. This task can be cracked easily only by Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing activities. Who does these activities as a routine work can be very good in English like a native speaker. Above all, you must be very much interested to breathe English.