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Examines a number of "non-conclusive" verbs which will be subjected to a fairly close scrutiny with regard to their possible use in the progressive, and with regard to a possible "change of meaning" in this connection. Love's usage is predominantly women's language; Remember, like, understand, misunderstand; More.

Discusses the actual behavior of the verb 'used to' plus an infinitive in contemporary English. Trends in the use of the verb; Difficulty arising from the treatment of the verb as a full verb and as an anomalous verb in all relevant syntactical functions; Non-existence of a present tense form of the verb.

Discusses the semantic distinction between the phrases 'to amuse oneself' and 'to enjoy oneself.' Room in practice for some semantic overlapping of the two phrases; Indication that 'to amuse oneself' may sometimes come to express the same notion as 'to enjoy oneself'; Connection between the verbal phrase and the prepositional phrase.

Discusses syntactical and semantic peculiarities which attach to the use of the phrases in which 'charge' constitutes the crucial element. Active function of the phrase in the contemporary English language; Common synonymous construction of 'to have charge of'; Rarity of inchoative versions of '(to be) in charge of.'

Reports on the adherence of linguists to distinctions of reciprocal pronouns, each other and one another. Establishment of semantic distinctions; Reference of infinitive phrase to injunctions; Consideration for ingenuity in the reciprocal activity.

Discusses the use of personal pronoun as possessive and subjective genitives about persons. Uses of the of-adjunct about persons; Sample quotation on the use of the of-construction.

Discusses P.A. Erades' series of 'Points of Modern English Syntax'. Quotation from E. Mannin which gives a general discussion of the use of the ordinary personal pronoun; Identity of subject and referring pronoun.

Argues that the verb 'think' expresses different notions when used in the form 'to think of' followed by a gerund and the form 'to think' followed by 'to + infinitive.' Expression of intention to do something in 'to think of + gerund'; Contention that 'think + to-infinitive' is not always interchangeable with the impersonal 'occur to + infinitive'; Difference between the simple present tense and the progressive tense.

Examines the position in modern English of the phrase 'aren't I' as compared with that of its equivalents, 'am I not,' 'amn't I' and a(')n't I.' Observation that many manuals still keep silent about the existence of the pattern 'aren't I'; Certain scholars' belief that 'aren't I' is vulgar; Argument that in colloquial speech 'am I not' or 'am not I' often becomes 'ain't I' or 'aren't I.'

Discusses the role of the group 'for' plus (pro)noun plus to-infinitive in various syntactical contexts. Use of 'it' as a preparatory subject in modern English; Notion that the whole for-group is always to be understood as the subject of the sentence; Implications of a possibility of a syntactical shift or metanalysis.

Discusses the understanding of linguists that ought is a present-tense form in modern English. Attribution of temporal value to the form; Pretense on the change of dependent to perfect infinitive; Expression of moral obligation by modal preterites.

Comments on Frits Stuurman's article in the journal 'English Studies' about a distinction between the reciprocal pronouns 'each other' and 'one another.' Ways in which 'each other' expresses a chain relation; Argument that 'one another' expresses a true reciprocal relation; Rehabilitation of deductive approaches to the problem.

Examines the use of for + (pro)noun as an adjective complement. Examples of sentences that use the adjective complement; Prepositions used in prepositional phrases serving as adjective complements.