The past week witnessed the frequent occurrence of the words ‘resign’ and its derivative ‘resignation’ in the print, electronic and social media, thanks to LK Advani who stunned the BJP with his ...

If an action concerns only one person or thing, you mention only the person or thing that carries out the action (the subject) and the action itself (the verb). Verbs which describe such actions are ...

A reader took issue with the title of my column two weeks ago. Inter alia, he wrote; “It is incorrect to say ‘Beware of’ . The correct usage is either “Be aware of” or just ‘Beware’. In response, I ...

Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute The Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute is the annual research periodical being brought out by the ...

He's not her usual type, but she fell for him after dating for a couple of months. He fell for her on the first date. to cheat on (somebody): to secretly have a romantic or sexual relationship with ...

A. B. Strowger, VERBS, TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE, National Journal of Education, Vol. 6, No. 1 (June 28, 1877), p. 5 ...