Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state.
Do you know how to use do up, do over, or do without? In this lesson, Claire teaches six of the most common English phrasal ...
In pharmaceutical licensing transactions, future performance-linked payments (such as milestone payments and royalty shares) ...
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Q: I'm curious about the origin of "step" in "stepfather," "stepson," et al. — M.J.D., Baton Rouge, La. A: Me too. I always ...
Origin and History The word enjoin originates from the Old French word ‘enjoindre’, which in turn comes from the Latin ...
A simple guide to choosing between ‘said’, ‘noted’, ‘stated’, ‘remarked’, and a few other common speaking words with examples anyone can understand. Learn how tone changes when you pick the right ...
Meaning: ‘Semblance’ means outward appearance or show, often one that is superficial, deceptive, or only partially true. It ...
Predator: Badlands' director Dan Trachtenberg and Yautja language creator Britton Watkins discuss creating an alien language ...
Do you have any hobbies you'd like to start doing? Beth and Neil talk about things they enjoy and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of -ing verbs and infinitives. Learn which verbs to use ...
It’s a practice with roots in Greek tragedy, which has a lot to teach us about the power — and limits — of raised voices.
Notice that this student used not one, not two, but eight perfectly grammatical sentences to say that their grammar is bad — so bad that it’s standing in the way of pursuing dreams in a scientific ...