If you’re here, odds are you are a fan of the TV show “True Detective,” which features the iconic line ‘Time is a flat circle.’ In its first season, the protagonist Rust Cohle, portrayed by Matthew McConaughey, articulates this profound concept. This assertion might have left many of you puzzled. I know it confounded me. …
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Have you been using your punctuation marks properly? If not, then you must have had caused a heart attack to a grammar pedant or two. Well, no one actually blames you for that. Don’t worry. In fact, punctuations are “all Greek” symbols to many normal human beings, both historically and idiomatically speaking. So, if you …
At least once in our lifetime, punctuation marks have tripped us up. Some punctuation marks may be pretty easy to use, but others might just be trickier like semicolons, colons, and commas. Commas may not seem that threatening in our ordinary reading and writing days. They do become a burden, though, when they appear in …
Some words are used so frequently that they can get exhausting to type or write over and over. Sometimes, English and many other languages adopt common shorthand signs or symbols as a result. Let’s take a look at one of the most popular English symbols, the and sign or ampersand (&). Is …
If there’s one definite way to describe how languages work, well, I’d probably not be writing this article at all. Language is complex, albeit novel, and nonetheless arbitrary. Yes, language prescriptivism has proven to be one of the most effective ways to decode the human communication process. However, this approach may not be generally applicable …
Part of the beauty of the English language is that it has a lot of words with subtle differences. So what are some of the alternative words you can use to describe a beautiful woman? A word about beauty Before we list our choices, it’s important to remember that beauty is in the eye …
“Thank you for your continued support” is a formal phrase used in business communication. The phrase serves the dual purpose of thanking an individual for previous help and also implying that future assistance is welcomed or expected. What is the meaning of “Thank you for your continued support”? “Thank you for your continued support” …
Some words and phrases can be hard to use, especially if you haven’t seen copious examples. For instance, you might have seen the expression “even more so” once or twice before, yet you might not be entirely clear on how you should use it in a sentence. Luckily, we are here for you, and …
Economic development induces the need for technological and business advancements. These inevitable, nonetheless exponential, progressions have dramatically affected most, if not all fields of disciplines including linguistics. Morphological truncation or word shortening has been consistently on par with communication agent developments such as mobile phones and computers. While this process is already tricky, it is …