The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

Adjectives must agree with the noun in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Make most adjectives agree with the nouns by adding 'e', 's' or 'es'. Position of adjectives in ...

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The UK government has announced that from 2026, migrants will need to pass an A-Level standard English test before they are ...

Grammar expert June Casagrande tackles the use of hyphens with a close look at eight multiword terms that writers sometimes get wrong.

Without such a framework, the language risks continued fragmentation, inconsistent development, and limited functionality in ...

Billie Woody Robins Reed English Teacher -Bill Plachy, San Marcos Your tombstone is a new one to me, and I am delighted to ...

Pennies, “6-7,” and the Madness of Time Change Every so often, it’s good to give the mind a break from the heavy stuff and wander into lighter territory. This Friday feels like a good time for that. A ...

We’ll kick off today’s edition of this column by re-stating our perennial dismay towards Bongo scribblers’ lack of punctuation sense. And in this case, we’re lamenting in regard to the ...

Though separated by an ocean, there’s no denying that the speech patterns of Canada’s Newfoundland and Ireland’s southeast are strangely similar. Not only do the accents sound nearly identical, but ...