Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” – Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca.” I am ...

To first-time learners of the English language, what could easily be its most baffling aspect is its use of the so-called causatives. English uses this strange grammatical structure to denote ...

To recall, intransitive verbs are handicapped by their inability to take a direct object. Another way of saying this is that a subject cannot perform the action of intransitive verbs on a direct ...

The Greek influence on Egyptian-Coptic transformed Egypt’s native language through loanwords, verb changes, and dialectal shifts.

I popped into the supermarket for some apples on the way home. (Not: I popped into the supermarket for buying some apples…) I stopped by at his office for a chat about our marketing strategy. (Not: I ...

From Ancient Greek’s survival to Tsakonian’s decline, Greece shows why artificial intelligence cannot save dying languages.

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global,‎ Laura Spinney, published by ‎William Collins.

Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” – Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca.” ...

Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” – Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca.” I am perturbed by the recent rash of interviewees who enlighten mere peons with ...

When a verb is the subject of a sentence, it needs to be in the -ing form. Often, the subject is the first word in a sentence ...

We are all aware that negotiations are currently under way between the ACT and Commonwealth governments regarding the future ...