Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

As noted last week, intonation is the rise and fall of pitch in the voice — when speaking. There is the need to master the concept and its manifestations to improve on our spoken English. Among other ...

Did you know 'Abracadabra' was originally a cure for fever? From the Roman clinics to Vedic ashrams, discover the history of ...

When you talk about the ‘moral’ of a story, you are referring to the lesson one can learn from it — for example, most of us ...

Plenty of roads in the United States have distinct names. Because of this, it's easy to forget that they had to be ...

Among all the great English poets across British literary history, Alexander Pope stands with only a few who are pillars of their age. We associate Shakespe ...

Word of the day: Ineluctable is a recognition of forces that outlast intention. In writing, it functions as both a descriptor and a quiet verdict, signalling that the outcome, however delayed, is ...

When a piece of paper carries your identity, your history, or your future, how it travels across languages matters far more ...

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The April 2020 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) assesses the financial stability challenges posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Chapter 1 describes how financial conditions tightened ...