“Many older adults said they feel positively about their lives,” the New York Times reported recently. That sentence probably sounds as acceptable to you as it did to the Times editors. But what if ...

Consider one of William Strunk’s better pieces of advice in “The Elements of Style”: “Omit needless words.” Now consider this rejoinder from University of Edinburgh Linguistics professor Geoffrey ...

When I first learned that fans of Taylor Swift called themselves Swifties, I smiled. I knew the word Swiftie in a completely different context. The source of my knowledge is not a glamorous global ...

The word 'even' can be used as an adverb and an adjective. Take a look at some of its uses in this lesson. ‘Even’ is used as an adverb when we want to add emphasis to show that something is surprising ...

Do you know the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives? Read on to learn more! We use comparative adjectives when we are comparing two things or people. Superlative adjectives are ...

You probably noticed this place is called Mount Scary. Well, that’s not because of the mountain. Allow me to explain. Y’see, she’s not just a yeti… she’s a scary yeti. Scary is an adjective. An ...

Do you know how to use “as…as” correctly in English? In this lesson, we break down one of the most common comparison ...