A single English verb carries more definitions than any other in the language. Lexicographers have confirmed that the word ...

The preceding chapter showed how sentences can be streamlined by reducing their adjective clauses to adjective phrases — a simple process that omits the relative pronouns “that,” “which,” “who,” “whom ...

I'm a die-hard fan of your programme. Today, while looking up the word applicable, I found a tricky use of this word. It's 'where applicable'. I couldn't figure out what exactly it means. Could you he ...

Sprinkle in some clever Britishisms and watch your daily dialogue get instantly cheekier. Here are 12 Britishisms to adopt ...

The imperative is a verb form that is used to give orders, instructions, advice, encouragement etc. It's formed by using the base infinitive of the verb (the infinitive without to). You don't need a ...

The present perfect continuous has two parts - the main verb and the auxiliary verbs. He has been thinking about it for ages. She's been driving since 4 o'clock. In these examples, the main verbs are ...

Very few people get to invent a new language that is heard by millions: DW talked to linguist Paul Frommer about how he ...

The most incorrect plurals among Italians? Cherries, suitcases, rain and oranges probably, but even compound nouns give us a lot ...

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Fye Editorial In the third century, during a time of intense persecution of Christians, Roman authorities forced a ...Read ...

Arthur Sze, the national poet laureate appointed by the Library of Congress last month, visited Queens College, in Flushing, ...