What will be the appropriate word for the dragging motion of a finger on a trackpad of a laptop or any surface with an intention to make an effect.

We often use gerund-participle clauses when we want to use a verb as a Subject: Smoking is bad for you. Using a keyboard is better In English, we don't like to use infinitival clauses as Subjects, though. Although to do so is grammatical (see what I just did there?), it places a lot of strain...

What does following quote mean. I understand the language but not the thought behind it. "The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

Whenever the topic of a suspended user crops up, there's often confusion about what information moderators ought to share and what they should keep private. Sometimes moderators are just as unsure as other users. This can cause all sorts of unnecessary problems. The immediate effect of a suspen...

My husband hasn’t spoken to me in a whole year, not/without a nod or even a grunt. Why is not or without the best option above? How do I decide in future situations?

What is the right way to ask a question in terms of its word order? first: What the impact it has? What the name it has? What the taste the water had? What was the taste of the water? second: What the impact does it have? What the name it does it have? What the...