Everyday Grammar (日常语法)

2024-05-30 Grammar for Science, Technology: Prefixes, Measurements

What do news stories about space travel, technology, or energy production have in common? Well, one way to answer this…

1 year ago

2024-05-23 Memorial Day and Grammar

Memorial Day is an American holiday that honors the memory of people who died while serving in the U.S. military.…

1 year ago

2024-05-16 Reviewing Prefixes in Protest Stories

In last week’s Everyday Grammar, we looked at prefixes in reports of student protests against the war between Israel and Hamas.…

2 years ago

2024-05-09 Prefixes in Reports about Student Protests

American college students have been protesting the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel. In this week’s Everyday Grammar, we look…

2 years ago

2024-05-02 Writing Feedback: Large Numbers

In last week’s Everyday Grammar, we explored large numbers in the news. We learned about numbers such as a million, a billion,…

2 years ago

2024-04-25 Large Numbers, Count Nouns in the News

We have a question for you. What do countries, economies, mathematics, and the news have in common? There are several…

2 years ago

2024-04-18 Talking about Sports Teams

In this week’s Everyday Grammar, we answer a question from a reader named Sol. Sol asked, “When you make a question…

2 years ago

2024-04-11 More Writing Feedback: What Is Your National Dish?

In this week’s Everyday Grammar, we continue a trip around the world. But, instead of seeing famous places, we will…

2 years ago

2024-04-04 Writing Feedback: What Is Your National Dish

In today’s Everyday Grammar, we will take a delicious trip to East Asia. We will taste wonderful and perhaps unfamiliar foods…

2 years ago

2024-03-28 Symbols of Easter

Spring has begun in the northern half of the Earth. For Christians, a major springtime holiday is Easter. This year,…

2 years ago