ARE YOU GIFTED OR HAVE YOU GIFTED?
Today I heard a phrase (sadly, not for a first time, I might add) that made me wince. A woman on a show I won’t name here said: “But I gifted them a set in exchange for the gear” Ooh, how I wanted to scream at the TV set again. Sometimes I think that if [...]
TO ‘BETTER’ ONE’S LIFE?
As I have mentioned previously, I am quite passionate about language and English in particular. Perhaps it is because of the training in linguistics that I have undergone during my college years. Whatever the reason, I cannot stand when people make fundamental mistakes. It simply gets under my skin… So much so sometimes, that I [...]
IS IT PROPER?
Linguistics and languages are just two of my passions; English in particular. It may seem a bit out of the ordinary for English is my second language but I’ve come to love it. The more I have learnt about it (and there is still so much more to learn…It’s actually quite exciting), the more I’ve [...]