FOR my dissertation for a PhD in applied linguistics, I wrote a 300-page manuscript all about verbs in Philippine English. One might imagine I have an unusual obsession with verbs — and, yes, I had.

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By now, you should find ‘would’ more useful than ever. This is based on the analysis we started last week, projecting the different contexts the modal verb conveys different meanings. We established ...

And if you are a clever student of language as well as a well-spoken lady or gentleman, there are ever so many other parts of ...

Leaders across the healthcare sector gather in Rosebank to share practical solutions advancing dignity, healthcare and economic inclusion at the sixth convening of Hope Is a Verb.

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In layman’s language, the word “excise” is a transitive verb that means to remove or to cut off. But in public finance, it means an internal tax imposed on the manufacture, sale or consumption of a ...

The word 'tense' comes from 'tempus', the Latin word for time. Some languages like Mandarin Chinese don’t have verb tenses but express time in different ways. When writing, it’s important to use the ...