English grammars

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang addressed a crowd of hundreds at a rally on Cambridge Common on Monday night, where he discussed his Universal Basic Income proposal.The rally came just four days after Yang appeared in the…

Although grammar schools have been phased out in many parts of England, they still exist in some areas and are popular with relocating parents looking for a quality education for their children.The following article is from To relocate…

Voice assistants like Siri and Alexa can tell the weather and crack a good joke, but any 8-year-old can have a better conversation. The deep learning patterns that power Siri and Alexa learn to understand our…

One might well assume that Noah Webster (1758-1843), America's most famous lexicographer, was a cloistered pedant or silent scholar who pored over books and manuscripts. In fact, he became, over his long life, a quarrelsome, legalistic,…

Join today's top leaders online at the Data Summit on March 9. Register here. What is the difference between independent and dependent clauses? Is it "me" or is it "I"? And how does “affect” really differ from “effect”?…

Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for Promoting Good Grammar, started National Grammar Day in 2008. Since then, it's been held annually on March 4, a date that also happens to be a full sentence (March forward!). It is…

All Illustrations: Aïda Amer; Portrait: Folger Shakespeare Library/Cropped/CC BY-SA 4.0 There are thousands of people the rules for correct grammatical use of a given language; most of the time these are created and then taught, to…

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…

My grammar checker and I are on break. Due to irreconcilable differences, we are no longer on good terms. It all started when he started putting commas before each "who". Despite all the angry underlining, "it's a habit that seems…

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It is a particular observation that the more people speak a language, the simpler its grammar tends to be. English and Mandarin, for example, have particularly simple structures. On the other hand, the languages ​​spoken in a single…

Languages ​​have an intriguing paradox. Languages ​​with many speakers, such as English and Mandarin, have an extensive vocabulary with relatively simple grammar. Yet the reverse is also true: languages ​​with fewer speakers have…

Scientists have found that people who are constantly bothered by grammatical errors online have "less pleasant" personalities than those who just let them slide.What about those friends who are hypersensitive to typos on your Facebook…

The “myth” of the history of languages: languages ​​do not share the same history, but different components evolve according to different trajectories and at different rates. A large-scale study of Pacific languages ​​reveals that the…

When someone uses grammar incorrectly, are you making an assumption about their intelligence or education? Like it or not, words, spelling and punctuation are powerful and can leave a lasting impression on others. But even the most…

Most people are familiar with sign language, the system used by deaf people to communicate. What fewer may know is that there is many variations of sign language around the world. So how does sign language grammar work? Unlike spoken…

The history of English grammar is shrouded in mystery. It is generally thought to have begun at the end of the 16th century, with the work of William Bullokar. grammar brochure (1586) - but where does Bullokar's inspiration come…

The anthropologist Edward Sapir once wrote: “Unfortunately, or fortunately, no language is tyrannically consistent. All grammars leak. Sapir was talking about the irregularities of language. For me, this leakage is particularly…

Parents and teachers in England are angry at a spelling, punctuation and grammar test that schoolchildren must sit at the end of primary school. First introduced in 2013, all 11-year-old pupils in schools run by local authorities will…

English grammar has been closely linked to that of Latin since the 16and century when English began to be taught in schools. Since grammar education before this was Latin-focused, it is not surprising that teachers based their…

In order to hypothesize the evolutionary origins of grammar, it is essential to rely on a theory or a model of human grammars. Interestingly, scholars engaged in the theoretical study of grammar (syntacticians), especially those…

Photo courtesy of flickr.com It's a common expression: difficult dilemma. But that's also wrong — at least in the grammatical sense since a dilemma is, by definition, difficult. This is what we call a redundant phrase, and they are…

Is there correct English? Simon Hefer: There is decent English. It is the standard form of communication used when an English speaker or writer wants to make sure they are not misunderstood by another. It is English from which…

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