E nglish is a very rich language, replete with a wealth of idioms, expressions, and turns of phrase to express any thought, ...

English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to ...

The non-traditional discourse marking use of “like” seems to have developed from its use as a preposition or conjunction, deriving from its value in expressing similarity or approximation (e.g ...

A version of this article appears in print on March 9, 2024, Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: Against the Sentence-Ending Preposition Rule.

The idea that you cannot end a sentence with a preposition is an idle pedantry that I shall not put UP WITH." Another called back to those rule books, saying, "I'd like to formally request a ...