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What is it about the subjunctive form that makes both native and nonnative users of English intimidated and prone to error ...
Two of the most commonly confused verbs in German look deceptively like English - but mean very different things. Here’s how ...
Suleika Jaouad’s new book provides a master class in personal writing. Here’s why it’s a worthwhile habit — for everyone, not ...
Survey reflects the plight of Indians who appear for English tests for better prospects or to move abroad, experts step in to ...
Indeed, not everyone will have the answer if you ask what “a.m.” and “p.m.” stand for, or why we use “lb.” to abbreviate a ...
The summaries of product characteristics (SmPCs; previously called data sheets) of certain drugs sometimes specify that they should be used “at the discretion of the physician,” often when advising ...
The Reagan-appointed judge said the Trump administration "will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness." ...
But the word is, or used to be, a recognised put-down in Tipperary, at least. Diarmaid Ó Muirithe’s Dictionary of Anglo-Irish ...
My second year of university allowed me to broaden and narrow my interests, hone in on my writing and poetry in a formal ...
All my life, I have been caught between the yin and yang of fact and faith. From my earliest days in Catholic school, I have ...
By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, ...
Children's home languages have a clear impact on how Norwegian children learn English, according to a new study.