May 2018

To celebrate words, sometimes you have to look to their roots. Victoria writer Patrick Friesen has done just that with his new book of poetry, Songen. In Middle English - the English language as it was spoken between the early Middle…

Learning a language certainly has many advantages. By allowing us to interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds, it makes us more insightful and enriches our life experience. If you want to learn English and have a…

Bad handwriting can make others think you're not smart.I'm a magazine editor and I know firsthand how grammar can change the meaning of a sentence.Don't get caught up in miscommunication. Master these…

The emphasis on formal written grammar in schools masks the fact that English has many types of grammar – and they are all equally valid, writes Andreea Calude, senior lecturer in linguistics at the University of Waikato. "But don't you…