Common Mistakes in English: Negative Questions
Every now and then, I want to post about some of the most common mistakes I hear by English learners. Which probably means these are some of the hardest things about learning English. I thought I would...
View ArticleEntertaining Grammar Resources
Grammar Phobia answers readers questions about grammar and has very well illustrated examples about real problems people have with grammar. Grammar Girl is the author of a well-known podcast and she...
View ArticleErrorwatch
Native speakers make mistakes. Even professional writers. Here's a mistake from an article on Market Watch about an alleged scandal involving presidential candidate and Senator John McCain. An...
View ArticleDashes are Not Lindsey Lohan’s Friend
So Lindsey Lohan wrote a post on her Myspace blog denouncing some comments by her father. I'm not going to get into details and the gossip. However, as the AP News reported, the post is "dash happy"....
View ArticleApparently He’s Not So Well-Educated
Barack Obama attended Columbia University and then Harvard. He is well-known for his eloquence and his intelligence. But it turns out he has a nasty habit of abusing personal pronouns. According to...
View ArticleOWLS Are Our Friend
Can't remember if I've posted on this or not, but as I'm working on the new site, I'm going through some of the ESL resources I use a lot. Purdue's Online Writing Center has an awesome section for ESL...
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