Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Former President Muhammadu Buhari made a historical broadcast on Sunday. It was his farewell address as he was about to hand over to the new helmsman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Beyond appreciating the ...

These are common statements, especially in these days of mobile phone revolution. The fact that GSM network is often an issue makes the are-you-hearing me question a regular part of our lives. As ...

English has no stative verbs, so some sentences cannot really be translated word-for-word. (File photo). Photo: Stuff / Stuff David Karena-Holmes is a Nelson-based writer and tutor of grammar in te ...

Is the phrase, “She is tasting your curry” an example of grammatically incorrect Indian English? My column in this week’s Mind Our English deals with “verbs of state”. No, these are not government or ...

Tammo Lotz from Germany writes: Could you please explain with the help of examples the difference between stative and dynamic verbs? Moreover, I would be interested in why the sentence 'I am smelling ...