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.

In short, the modern degendering of English is continuing a centuries-long trajectory—gradually, in terms of its grammar, but ...

SINGAPORE – “We’ve been together for agak-agak four years, but I’m still waiting for him to ask me to BTO, really jialat.” Reading the above sentence and deciphering its meaning should be a piece of ...

Learning useful English adjectives can help you describe ideas more clearly and sound more confident in conversations. Expanding your vocabulary with everyday descriptive words makes it easier to ...

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To start with, the error is not in ‘I’m’. The contraction is 100 per cent correct as we have in the clause, especially if the statement is taken from a speech ...

English grammar may look easy at first. But we all make silly errors without even realising it. Most of you write or speak English with confidence. But later you realise a small mistake has flipped ...

At 2:20 p.m. on the 13th, English, the third session of the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), ended. On the afternoon of the 13th, students celebrate after the College Scholastic Ability ...

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One of my aggravating moments is when I read in a newspaper, or hear on a television newscast, the total misuse of the words “democracy” (noun), democratic (adjective), and Democrat (proper noun). How ...