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In this post we'll do a bit of grammar practice on a special use of the verb 'have', namely the causative have. This structure is used when you want to say that you didn't do something by yourself, but they you've simply arranged (i.e. caused) for someone else to do it for you. It always …
I first learned about the Greek poet Napoleon Lapathiotis (ฮฮฑฯฮฟฮปฮญฮฟฮฝฯฮฑฯ ฮฮฑฯฮฑฮธฮนฯฯฮทฯ) from the 1985 film "Meteor and Shadow" (ฮฮตฯฮญฯฯฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฃฮบฮนฮฌ), starring the wonderful Greek actor Takis Moshos (ฮคฮฌฮบฮทฯ ฮฯฯฯฮฟฯ). The biopic, which was based on authentic documents and excerpts from Lapathiotis' writings, made me want to find out more about this controversial poet. A …
Dear friends and followers of the Grammaticus blog, I am very happy to present the fourth title in my series of Grammaticus Free Library ebooks, designed primarily for English language learners (levels C1/C2), and all lovers of good literature. This one contains a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 'The Minister's Black Veil'. First published in …
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the master of cosmic horror, left a remarkable literary legacy that consists of numerous short stories, essays, and tens of thousands of letters. In spite of the incredible popularity his works have gained in the decades after his death, one segment of his writing that still remains a bit neglected are his …
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