Humans are rational beings in general, thereby entailing the consideration for truth value evaluations in utterances. To express these observations, we use words either to judge the content of statements, or to attach our own mood or emotion towards them. These words are linguistically known as disjuncts or disjunctive adverbials which are essential in adding …
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Time plays a salient role in human conversations which means time-related expressions are equally-vital in the process. One of the most functionally used words relevant to time in the English corpora is the adverb of frequency “often.” Besides, punctuation marks such as commas also facilitate the disambiguation of thought representations in the written language, and …
The use of adverbs implies higher-order language processing as they are generally more complex than nouns and verbs. Since adverbs can have multiple functions, they are categorized into various types according to grammatical use. One way to express linguistic content richness is by means of intensification via adverbs of emphasis. Read on to further understand …
There’s an old idiom that goes “In this word, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In modern life, we can probably update the saying to read as follows: “In this world, nothing is certain except death, taxes and e-mail.” Anyone in school, with a job or with family members located elsewhere is probably nodding …
Homonyms are confusing creatures. Who hasn’t mistakenly written “you’re” instead of “your” or “their” instead of “there”? But as confounding as it may be, at least most homonyms follow clear rules, and any proficient language user can tell you which word you should be using in each context. For example, almost every English speaker is …
Have you ever been pestered by how punctuation marks work? And, have you ever wished you never had to consult Dr. Google for comma placement rules, because you know for a fact that these are supposed to be a no-sweat core skill? This post addresses comma-related linguistic nuances altogether with the usage of the word …
What is the meaning of “as above, so below”? “The meaning of “As above, so below” is that events on Earth reflect in the astral plane. Another interpretation suggests the individual (microcosm) is influenced by society (macrocosm). The expression is tied to Hermeticism and the Emerald Tablet. In essence, the expression examines places with duality, …
Common words are sometimes used in combinations that seem contradictory. “Exquisitely vicious” is one example that shows up sometimes in fiction. However, even the most poetic flight of fancy is no match for this article’s topic, the confusing phrase “indirect signature required.” How can a signature be indirect? Read on to find out. What …
Generally speaking, linguistic literacy concurrently improves with age. This means that as we get older, we gain more ability to utilize higher forms of speech elements such as adverbs. Lexical competence helps people represent thoughts more accurately and cohesively, thereby entailing reasonability and communicative literacy. This post aims to present comma-related guidelines to the adverb …