Q and A on Expressions, Usage, and Pronunciation
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Is it “minutes of the meeting WERE read” or “minutes of the meeting WAS read”? What is the difference betw...
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Is it “minutes of the meeting WERE read” or “minutes of the meeting WAS read”? What is the difference betw...
I have decided to take a break this week and share these thoughtful responses to my article with readers. Enjoy. Your column hits at t...
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Archaisms are expressions that have lost currency in contemporary usage. Their use can sometimes be inte...
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. In September 2004, Mr. Jeremy Weate, co-owner of Cassava Republic Press in Nigeria, wrote a thoughtful an...
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. In this edition of my Q and A series, read why the expressions “cross-carpeting,” “decamping,” “decampees...