Hello there! I have just landed back in the States after studying in London this summer. While there, I took a particular interest in the differences between British and American grammar. Here are ...
THE ancient notion of English grammar was one of certain categories of words, and certain rules for their proper use. This is still the idea implied in most of the dictionary definitions of the word.
When The Independent published Helen Coffey’s passionate eulogy for the semicolon – that misunderstood and underappreciated jewel of English punctuation – the reaction from our readers was ...
LONDON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- An educator at Britain's Imperial College London says the grammar skills of his country's undergraduates lag behind those of many students from abroad. Bernard Lamb, a reader ...
You might find the following test questions from the 1940s and 50s extremely difficult. They come from the 11 Plus entrance exams, a entrance exam issued by British grammar schools 60 years ago. The ...
You’ve probably heard the old story about the pedant who dared to tinker with Winston Churchill’s writing because the great man had ended a sentence with a preposition. Churchill’s scribbled response: ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results