As a linguist, I’ve lost count of how many times I have been asked what I think of the various language-learning apps. The truth is that I don’t use them. But of late I have been watching my daughter, ...

A verb is an action word or a state of being. There are four major tenses in English – simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. This lesson suits intermediate learners. (Note: This is not a ...

When language evolves, most might assume it evolves for a reason. But new research upends that idea—a lot of the time, language evolves completely at random. Linguists pooled their expertise with ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Thomas Wier, assistant professor of linguistics at the Free University of Tbilisi: Short Answer: Yes, but not in English. What do we mean by ...

English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'paper' Job suffixes English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'research' Contractions English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'office' Adjective order English in a ...

Learn how Americans use the verb have in everyday English! This lesson covers have, has, and had with easy explanations, ...

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"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...