Tip of the Tongue

Parents have the right in most countries to name their children as they wish.    Some names are chosen for their popularity while others for...

The English language borrows roots from many languages.    Therefore, the same meaning can be expressed in different ways, even in prefixes....

I am an exception – a former resident of North America (American or Canadian) who came and stayed.   The fact is many come, but few stay.   ...

Foreign students of English often feel that that the most frightening aspect of it is the sheer number of tenses.   Especially for people wh...

Almost nobody feels neutral about France or the French.   Many people adore France but hate the French.   There are probably a few who feel ...

As English is the Lingua Franca of the world for the moment, non-native English speakers, i.e. most of the world, are often faced with the ...

I recently realized that I am an “expatriate.”   That means that I have lived abroad, in Israel, for almost as many years as I lived in the ...