I like to think of myself as a logical person, but as I dig into the English language, I find that much of our language is nonsense. English is a ...

I promised to show prospective writers how to combine their colorful words with colorful, or, at least, interesting sentences ...

Picture a small child saying: "Can’t, shan’t, won’t!" They are using modal verbs to show their feelings and attitude to something. Maybe they are refusing to go to bed or eat their peas.

Who doesn’t like a good ice cream cone during summer? Lactose intolerant people. Intolerance aside, I want everyone to be ...

All our KS2 English content is hand-picked by BBC Bitesize to help you get ready for the 2024 SATs papers. The KS2 Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar paper will test you with questions about ...

You may remember that, after I daydreamed hundreds or maybe thousands of responses to the first-ever “I Wonder” column, my ...

Certain grammatical rules never appear in any known language. By constructing artificial languages that have these rules, ...

Your W-2 form, or Wage and Tax Statement, helps you to fill out your annual tax return. Here's more on how to understand the form and what to do if it’s wrong. Many, or all, of the products ...

Naturally, this became a challenge for translators dedicated to translating a game about translating different languages.

MY column last week ("When even the passive voice isn't enough," EPS 2238) further emphasized that our writing shouldn't ...