2023-03-02 Parts of Speech and Poetry
Have you ever written a poem in English? Some of you have written to us in recent weeks asking us…
2023-02-09 Happily Ever After: Settings, Actions, and Lessons in Fairy Tales
Recently, we discussed traditional stories called fairy tales. These stories are passed down through the generations. We learned that these…
2023-01-19 Talking about Art
Imagine a person asks you about your favorite piece of art. How do you answer? In today’s Everyday Grammar, we…
2023-01-12 Once Upon a Time…
Have you ever read stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, or the Frog Prince? These stories are called fairy…
2023-01-05 Questions, Answers about Holiday Activities
Imagine you are talking to an American. You are curious to know about what they did during the holidays of…
2022-12-29 Grammar for Making New Year’s Resolutions
The New Year can come on different dates for different cultures. Most of the Western world, for example, celebrates it…
2022-12-22 Grammar and Christmas
Many Americans experience surprise (or disappointment) when they wake up on Christmas Day. They might be surprised or disappointed by…
2022-12-15 Grammar for Exercise, Part 2
Last week, we looked at common phrasal verbs and gerunds linked to exercising and health. For this week’s Everyday Grammar…
2022-12-08 Grammar for Exercise
Do you like to “work out?” What do you do to “warm up” for exercise? Do you enjoying walking, dancing,…
2022-12-01 How to Talk about Music
Imagine that you hear music on the radio or on your phone. Maybe you like the sounds; maybe you do…
2022-11-23 Thanksgiving and English Grammar
Every year around the Thanksgiving holiday, a strange ceremony happens in Washington, DC. The president stands outside the White House,…
2022-11-17 Making Abbreviations: Acronyms, Initialisms
Have you ever seen, heard, or used these words before? “LOL.” “Scuba” “ASAP” If you have, you know they are…
2022-11-10 Grammar and Gossip
Imagine a time when you heard information about the personal life or behavior of another person – a friend, a…
2022-11-03 Unbeknownst and ‘Til in a Taylor Swift Song
Two popular singers, Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey, came out with a song together called Snow on the Beach.…
2022-10-27 Phrasal Verbs with Fall
Autumn – the season when temperatures drop and leaves change color – is also known as fall. Fall in the…