Tracing the evolution of English verbs over 1,200 years -- from the Old English of “Beowulf” to the modern English of “The Princess Diaries” -- researchers have found that the majority of irregular ...

There are two main classes of verbs in English: strong and weak. 'Strong' is a historical terms that refers to the of verbs in which the past tense is marked by a change in the base vowel and the ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Irregular verbs are the bane of any effort to learn English, but new research looking at how language evolves suggests frequent use keeps pesky irregular verbs like "take" from ...

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'situation' Words with 'ough' English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'supreme' ...

Explore the evolutionary dynamics of language through verb changes seen from Old English to modern times. Discover the future of irregular verbs. This article is reposted from the old Wordpress ...

'I let Roger drive the car whenever he wants to.' 'I let Roger drive because I wasn’t feeling very well.' 'If you hadn’t let him use your credit card, you wouldn’t now be overdrawn.' 'I always cut my ...

Natural languages comprise elaborate systems of rules that enable one speaker to communicate with another 7. These rules serve to simplify the production of language and enable an infinite array of ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I’ll return with fresh material. For decades, ...