2024-08-22 Is It Harris’ or Harris’s?
The battle for the White House is set as Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic Party nomination on…
2024-08-15 Everyday Grammar: Beating Problems with Adverbs
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we’re going to talk about some common problems with adverbs.…
2024-08-08 Everyday Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives
Adjectives describe and add information about the people or things we see every day. Sometimes, though, we want to know…
2024-07-18 Language of the Olympic Games, Part 2
In a recent Everyday Grammar lesson, we explored some language used to talk about the Olympic Games – the words…
2024-07-11 It’s ‘Kind of Just’ Hedging
This week on Everyday Grammar, we answer a question from Kyosuke, a loyal reader in Japan, who asks: I have…
2024-07-04 Language for Olympic Games: Host, Compete, Expect
The Paris Olympic Games will begin later this month, with the Opening Ceremony set to take place on July 26.…
2024-06-27 Talking about What We See in Space
Sky-watchers have had a busy year so far in 2024. There has been much to see among the stars and…
2024-06-20 Reservations and Rentals
This week on Everyday Grammar, we learn some of the grammar you need to talk about getting the things you…
2024-06-13 Talking about Hot Weather Around the World
In a recent Everyday Grammar, we showed how to use three grammatical structures to talk about hot weather. They are…
2024-06-06 Grammar and Talking about Hot Weather
In many places where our readers and listeners live, the weather is getting hotter because of the changing seasons and…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…