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Category Archives: Verbs

Making do

Making a jigsaw in English would mean cutting the puzzle pieces out, not putting them together. One of many occasions where Dutch uses “make” but English prefers “do”.

Posted byMike WilkinsonJanuary 18, 2022Posted inAdvanced, Elementary, VerbsTags:dunglish, engels, makenLeave a comment on Making do

A new threat

Dutch doesn’t have words that end in D. Or rather, the pronunciation is the same as a final T so they have a hard time distinguishing the two.

Posted byMike WilkinsonNovember 10, 2020Posted inElementary, VerbsTags:dt-fouten, dunglish, engels3 Comments on A new threat

Plurals are in the mind’s eye

Singular subjects require singular verbs and plural subjects require plural verbs… except when they don’t.

Posted byMike WilkinsonMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020Posted inAdvanced, Grammar, Hypercorrectness, Plurals, US-UK issues, VerbsTags:aantal, dunglish, engels, gebruik meervoud, meervoud, werkwoordenLeave a comment on Plurals are in the mind’s eye

Historic present

Using present-tense verbs to refer to past events can be a literary device for drawing the reader in and adding impact. But avoid it in minutes and reports in English.

Posted byMike WilkinsonMay 12, 2020May 21, 2020Posted inGrammar, Style, VerbsTags:audiotour, dunglish, engels, medische verslagen, notules, praesens historicum, presens historicum, rapporten, tijden van werkwoorden, verslagen, werkwoorden, werkwoordstijden6 Comments on Historic present

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