Interesting words
I love words, so there is often one that taps me on the shoulder asking for some PR - and I rarely refuse.
I love words, so there is often one that taps me on the shoulder asking for some PR - and I rarely refuse.
Does your daughter have a swain? Read more...
Too many adjectives can destroy a good story - but well chosen ones bring it to life. Here is an invitation to think about a small number of adjectives Read more...
Nice word but with an even more fascinating origin Read more...
New words make our language richer, or most of them do. But what about the ones we are losing? Howard Jacobson of the Independent makes the case for rescuing some endangered words. Read more...
Sentences can be hard to read, confusing or ambiguous for many reasons. I am building a list of points to watch out for that I can share with students and users of Grammar to Go. Please send me your examples so that we can identify some words and constructions to watch out for. Read more...
Think about the relationship between the words "employer" and "employee". This is the relationship that I think of as being the natural one - the employee is employed by the employer. Read more...