IN last week's column, we looked at how inverted sentences allow us to abandon the normal subject-verb-complement (S-V/C) ...

APART from extraposition, or deferring the subject to the tail end of a clause or sentence, there's still another sentence pattern that purposively disrupts the usual declarative form to achieve ...

Linguistics professor Christopher Strelluf, of the University of Warwick, has revealed it includes 'uptalk', which is a rising intonation on declarative sentences and 'vocal fry' – a low ...

Here are seven body language strategies that create a positive visual impact: 1) Choose your attitude before you enter the ...

If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it watching PBS or listening to NPR.

The era in which Strabo lived, the saddle between the first centuries bc and ad, was highly receptive to kolossourgiai. The ...

I mean, is it really amazing that this watch doesn't need gas? The subhead is fine, but why make the first sentence a question? It would be far more impactful if it were declarative (i.e., a period ...

I read more angling reports than any sane person should, and that’s especially true at this time of year. This is when I read ...

Declarative and descriptive titles are the typical types ... Suggestion 1: use concrete language and banish passive sentences Consider replacing ‘There are numerous approaches to the quantification of ...

According to vocal coach Claire Fry, how we say something can be as important as the words themselves. Here's her advice for ...