English possessive adjectives

  If you own –i.e. possess– something and want to say it, you can use a possessive adjective.   What is an adjective and what is more specifically a possessive adjective? An adjective is a describing word that is used to describe a noun. For instance, if you...

A quote by Paul Valery: “Translating is… ”

  Paul Valery (1871-1945) was a French author, philosopher, poet, essayist whose fields of interest were extremely broad. Translation was one of them. He deeply admired Edgar Allan Poe, and had not Charles Baudelaire already translated his works, Paul Valery...

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