Maz Williams has opened a cafe in Urenui, with some items on the menu in Te Reo. Photo: SIMON O'CONNOR / STUFF Although verbs in te reo Māori have both active and ...

A FOLLOWER of my Facebook page for Jose Carillo’s English Forum, Maria Fernandez, told me in a post a few weeks ago that she finds phrasal verbs deceiving: “I get confused trying to distinguish them ...

This video teaches ten powerful phrasal verbs that each have multiple meanings, depending on context. You’ll learn how to recognize these variations and use them naturally in real conversations. Clear ...

My sister and I really get on. We have a lot of fun together! Arturo gets on with his colleagues. They have similar personalities. I was thrilled to hear from my long-lost friend after years of being ...

accept responsibility for a task or project, often in addition to one's usual duties. She decided to take on a new project at work, even though she was already busy. He’s always willing to take on ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Thomas Wier, assistant professor of linguistics at the Free University of Tbilisi: Short Answer: Yes, but not in English. What do we mean by ...

COLUMN: In exploring the differences between te reo Māori and the English language in these columns some elementary grammatical concepts are hardly avoidable. The aim, however, is to keep things as ...

I have a friend who uses “hark back” a lot in conversation. She harks back to past news events. She harks back to old times. She harks back to something I told her last month or last year. My first ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Forgive me, dear readers: I have sinned against grammar and in thy sight ...