2022-07-07 Most Useful Eating and Drinking Expressions
Hello! This week on Everyday Grammar, we will share some common expressions for eating. This is the second part to…
2022-06-30 Sentence Length: Are Short Sentences Childish?
Do English speakers consider short sentences to be childish? A reader sent us a message asking about that very question.…
2022-06-23 Describing Your Favorite Book
In a recent Everyday Grammar story, we asked our listeners and online fans to tell us about their favorite books.…
2022-06-16 The Most Useful Weather Expressions
Hello. This week on Everyday Grammar, we are talking about common expressions linked to weather. We got the idea for…
2022-06-09 Learn to Pronounce Past Tense -ed with Taylor Swift
The English alphabet has only 26 letters, but there are over 44 sounds! This can be a problem for English…
2022-06-02 But: a Small, Common, and Important Word
The simple, three-letter word “but” might not sound or look special, interesting or beautiful. But this little word can be…
2022-05-26 Language Variation in the US
Today on Everyday Grammar, we will explore some differences in American English spoken in different regions, or parts of the…
2022-05-19 Hobbies and Studies
In a recent report, we asked readers and listeners from around the world to write us about their hobbies and…
2022-05-12 Connotation
Today on Everyday Grammar, we will explore the meanings of words considering how we think and feel about them. We…
2022-05-22 What Are Dangling Participles?
In today’s Everyday Grammar, we will explore a common issue in grammar classes: dangling participles. These structures can reduce clarity…
2022-04-28 Lana Del Rey Song Teaches about Figurative Language
It has been 10 years since American music artist Lana Del Rey released Born to Die, the album that made…
2022-04-21 Giving Writers Helpful Feedback
This week, we give some feedback and writing suggestions to a listener. In recent weeks, we have received wonderful messages…
2022-04-14 Expressing Thanks and Appreciation
Expressing Thanks and Appreciation Today on Everyday Grammar, we take a closer look at several ways we can express our…
2022-04-07 Writing about Your Life
In today’s report, we give writing feedback to one of our readers. You will learn about subject-verb agreement, vocabulary, verb…
2022-03-31 Describing Your Life
Imagine you want to talk about your life. Perhaps you are talking to a friend, presenting to an English class,…