Language Capsules

Many questions are answered by “Language Capsules” in the simplest possible way, and with a mix of humour and wit it gives us valuable information we are hearing for the first time and hands us essential keys to speaking and writing today. In this book you will discover fascinating facts and important rules about the Arabic language and grammar in an enjoyable way, and find answers to common questions about the language. Do you know the difference between an interrogative and a question? Did you know that the word “al-zann” (supposition) is used in the Quran in two opposite senses, along with other words that can carry multiple meanings? Have you heard how many uses the preposition “bi” and the other prepositions can have? Do you know the origin of the proverb “Rima went back to her old ways”, and how proverbs began? Do you know the meaning of your name, and that it carries many connotations? What about the five questions on which the science of grammar was built? Since social media swept into our lives, changing the way we write with its reliance on abbreviation and the colloquial expressions that have overrun the fundamentals of the language, we have come to need a reminder of the rules that are indispensable in daily speech and that can restore to Arabic its dignity and place it where it deserves to be. This book offers clear, candid information that points out the common mistakes we make and sets us on the path to correct pronunciation and writing.