The English language, even for a native English speaker, is not an exact science. Despite our best efforts to learn how to speak and type in grade school, English is just sort of one of those things ...
Ellen Jovin is not the grammar police. She's more like a grammar guru, a gentle, nonjudgmental guide who knows English isn't etched into a linguistic stone, rigid and unchangeable. Instead, she knows ...
A seemingly innocent grammar question aimed at 11-year-old school children has sparked a surprising amount of attention online. Bad grammar isn't just a minor annoyance, it can actually be bad for you ...
Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Google can now help you check your grammar, right there in the search bar. The new AI-powered grammar check, which is only available in English so far, ...
A college student says she was falsely accused of cheating, and her story has gone viral. Where is the line between acceptable help and cheating with AI? When Marley Stevens posted a quick video on ...
Misplaced apostrophes’, passive voice being used, and sentence fragments. We’ve all experienced the frustration of witnessing infuriating grammar faux pas. I’ve often found myself internally rolling ...
If you're unsure if a sentence you wrote is grammatically correct, you can now ask Google to check it for you. According to 9to5Google, a new grammar feature in Google Search can offer corrections and ...
“Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers. Ellen Jovin, wearing a “Grammar Is Groovy” T-shirt, is the star of ...
Willem Hollmann is affiliated with the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) and with the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB). Do you know what a suffix ...
English grammar may look easy at first. But we all make silly errors without even realising it. Most of you write or speak English with confidence. But later you realise a small mistake has flipped ...