It is usually used with the preposition en, which is translated as 'while', 'on' or 'by'. The present participle is a word formed from a verb. The English translation of the present participle ends in ...

I want to follow up on the topic of language evolution that I took up in my previous newsletter about how the word “satisfying” has taken on a new meaning among many of today’s kids. The bigger theme ...

My very first isolation diary on 16th March was titled Paying the Newsagent. That was followed by Going for a walk and Doing the shopping. A pattern was emerging, and I love patterns, so I have ...

I discuss here under three headings some problems which emerge from my consideration of previous work on these periphrases (§ 1): - A. The Ambiguous Testimony of the Examples (§§ 2-16). An examination ...

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...

The world is reeling. It all started in 2008 with the subprime crisis in the US, which spared no corner of the globe, followed by the fall of the PIGS economies. Later, when the world was waking up to ...

Poems in Boxes is a free reading by several local poets on Sunday, Sept. 20, featuring an exhibition of nine handmade art boxes by Leah Stravinsky. Inside each box is a poem by one of the poets who ...

The world is celebrating announcements as if they are finished deals. Peace in Gaza and oil deals are declared but not yet ...