Indirect References to Questions
When referring to a paraphrased question, writers often introduce grammatical mistakes in the course of confusing the query for a […]
When referring to a paraphrased question, writers often introduce grammatical mistakes in the course of confusing the query for a […]
Most English speakers have no difficulty with first and second conditional clauses, but a great many speakers get into trouble […]
The phrase at the heart of the current impeachment process, quid pro quo, is unaltered Latin, but several words less […]
Synonyms are good. They enable us to narrow a concept to the exact connotation we wish to convey. Unnecessary synonyms, […]
Over the coming months we will publish interviews with book authors, focusing on the process of actually writing the book, […]
The verb to wake has a long history in English. Its most common meaning today is “to become or cause […]
Often, the English language appears to have been invented by a malicious entity. But although Noah Webster—the American lexicographer who […]
As we are in the first week of NANOWRIMO—the yearly challenge to writers to produce a 50,000-word novel in the […]
Do you know how to use punctuation marks correctly in English? While some might seem straightforward, you may come across […]
Are you looking to make some extra money, perhaps to fund your studies or travels? One great way to do […]
Two terms you might come across when you’re learning English or studying grammar are “predicate nominative” and “predicate adjective”. They’re […]
The careful writer always reviews their prose, and one of the qualities they aspire to demonstrate is conciseness, or brevity […]