2021-05-07 Grammar and Mother’s Day
Many countries around the world will celebrate Mother’s Day on May 9th. In celebration of the holiday, we will explore…
2021-04-30 Phrasal Verbs with Spring in Them
Spring is lovely time of year in the United States. It is a time of growth and movement. Trees flower…
2021-04-23 I Want to Thank the Academy
The 93rd Academy Award Ceremony is to be broadcast on Sunday, April 25. “Oscar” is the name of the figure…
2021-04-16 ‘This Ain’t It’ and Other Short Forms
If you often use online social media, you will see many examples of informal English. One expression that you may…
2021-04-09 Apologies and Prepositions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently caused protests with the call for a five-day lockdown over the Easter holiday to slow…
2021-04-02 Fight Online Crime with Grammar
We have all seen them: emails with bad grammar, spelling mistakes and other problems. The writers ask us to go…
2021-03-26 Why Is the News Always Breaking?
One of our readers recently asked about the word ‘breaking.’ “I know about the word ‘breaking,’ as in ‘breaking glass.’…
2021-03-19 Different Areas in America, Different Second-person Plural Pronouns
In a recent Everyday Grammar, we briefly talked about a video that makes fun of the difference between two terms:…
2021-03-12 Are ‘Me and My Friends’ Breaking Grammar Rules?
Parents always have concerns about the way their children speak. Personally, I am unhappy when I hear my children saying…
2021-03-05 You, You Guys, Y’all: Second-Person Pronouns in American English
In an episode of the humorous television show Family Guy, an unusual short discussion takes place: Hey! You’re not in…
2021-02-26 Memes Can Teach You English Grammar
If you spend time on social media or the internet, chances are that you have come across memes. Memes are…
2021-02-19 Spacecraft, Pronouns and Grammar
The classic film Star Wars: A New Hope has a very famous scene. Actors Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford say…
2021-02-11 Are Infinitives Really Verbs?
On many Everyday Grammar programs, we have talked about a verb form called an infinitive. By now in your English…
2021-02-05 A Journey with the Present Perfect, Part Two
In a recent report, we explored how the present perfect was playing in a kind of language competition. In today’s…
2021-01-29 A Journey with the Present Perfect, Part One
Imagine that verbs, nouns, and other parts of language are competing with each other. One verb form or noun might…