The English language, even for a native English speaker, is not an exact science. Despite our best efforts to learn how to speak and type in grade school, English is just sort of one of those things ...

Learn how to properly answer yes/no questions in English, avoiding common grammar mistakes. Improve your fluency and sound ...

Ellen Jovin is not the grammar police. She's more like a grammar guru, a gentle, nonjudgmental guide who knows English isn't etched into a linguistic stone, rigid and unchangeable. Instead, she knows ...

Not every academic is a grammar geek. Yet most of us have pet peeves that tend to irk us when we spot them in our students’ work. And we’re spotting them more than ever, thanks to the hit that ...

English grammar can be tricky, even for advanced learners. From confusing tenses to incorrect word choices, it's easy to slip into errors without realising it. However, with some practice and ...

Since ChatGPT is open to the public, I use it for almost all my tasks. I find it particularly helpful as a grammar correction tool. Correcting grammar while writing is beneficial, especially when it ...

With friends, family, and romantic partners, we have much to tell and hear. What we communicate, however, depends not only on the content of what we say but also on the structure. In particular, ...

It’s incredible how little we talk about grammar these days. The days of learning about the use of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs seem over. No mention of the lovely proposition either ...

In the early 20th century linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf thrilled his contemporaries by noting that the Hopi language, spoken by Native American people in what is now Arizona, had no words or grammatical ...