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English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to grammar. From confusing “its” and “it’s” to overusing phrases like “revert back ...
The authors won’t be hurt by these critical remarks. They are long dead. William Strunk was a professor of English at Cornell about a hundred years ago, and E.B. White, later the much-admired ...
Your English teacher would probably be mortified, but you can safely ignore these grammar "rules." When you’re just learning to write, starting a sentence with the word “because” can often ...
If we were the sort of website that posted more than just music, we would be absolutely all over every single trailer for the forthcoming Game Of Thrones season. As it is, we now have a reason to ...
From year 1 onwards, children are now taught about grammatical concepts and how to deploy them in their own writing. veryan dale / Alamy Stock Photo While grammar made a comeback in 1988, with the ...
A teacher in Georgia responded the only way she knew how after receiving a letter from President Donald Trump filled with grammar mistakes: covering the paper with ink and yellow highlighted ...
IN the last few weeks, I discussed vocabulary items that are unique or have some special usage in Philippine English. Today, I draw your attention to some of its grammatical features. I must admit ...
English GCSE? It's just 2EZ: Dumbing down row over exam to cover grammar of mobile phone texting. By MAIL ON SUNDAY REPORTER . Updated: 13:11 EDT, 15 November 2009 ...