Tag Archives for: "grammar"

There are many instances – in everyday conversation, in the media, overheard in public places, emails, and texts – when you ask yourself “is this a made-up word?” When [...]

There are some words in the English language that are regularly misused.  Native English speakers are probably guiltier of deploying misused words than ESL students.  As a student of the English [...]

Homonyms are words that sound the same but are spelled differently, and of course, have different meanings.  When I was doing research for this post, I pulled up sites for proofreading services [...]

In the English language there are a few regularly misused words.  Native English speakers are probably guiltier of confusing these words than ESL students.  As a student of the English language, [...]

Do you say who or whom? The interrogative pronoun, “who” can be a slippery master of disguise, tripping up English speakers, and ESL students of all skill levels.  Let’s take a look at the [...]

The English language is one of the hardest languages to learn but can be rewarding for those who want to learn it as a second language. When setting out on an adventure to learn English, why not [...]

Idioms are a combination of words that have a figurative meaning owing to its common usage. An idiom’s figurative meaning is separate from the literal meaning. There are thousands of idioms [...]

Prepositions are a very important part of English sentence. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and other words in the sentence. A preposition is a [...]