2022-10-20 How to Express Condolences
Recently, my mother, Ellen died. She lived a very good life. She raised three daughters. She loved art, writing, and…
2022-10-13 Use Possessive Pronouns to Talk about Friends, Family
Imagine that you want to talk about your family or your friends. Perhaps you want to describe your parents or…
2022-10-06 Reviewing Your Favorite Character Description
Last week, we asked our readers and listeners to write about their favorite character from a book they had read.…
2022-09-29 Describing Your Favorite Character, Part 2
In a past report of Everyday Grammar, we talked about how to describe your favorite character from a book you…
2022-09-22 How to Wish Other People Well
Imagine you are talking with a friend. Your friend tells you that they have a big test or job interview…
2022-09-15 Describing Your Favorite Character
Think about a time you talked about a favorite character in a book you had read. Maybe you spoke about…
2022-09-08 Grammar and Attention
News reports and everyday discussions increasingly involve the term “attention,” as in the “attention economy” – the idea that human…
2022-09-01 Reviewing Your Birthday Message
Recently, our readers and listeners wrote many lovely messages about their birthdays. We have been reading all of them. Most…
2022-08-25 Business and Word Choices: Nouns and Verbs
Imagine you are a business owner. You hire employees and ask them to do the jobs they are best fitted…
2022-08-18 Describing Your Birthday
Last week, my niece and I celebrated our birthdays together. We both turned 35 years old in the beginning of…
2022-08-11 Grammar and Clarity: Abstract Subjects
Imagine you are giving a presentation or writing a letter. You have done your research and organized your main points.…
2022-08-04 Making Polite Requests in Email, Part 2
In this week’s Everyday Grammar report, we will continue telling about how to communicate politely in emails. Murat, a reader…
2022-07-28 What Are Elliptical Structures?
There is an important part of grammar that is common in writing and everyday speech. But unlike many other subjects…
2022-07-21 Making Polite Requests in Email
Hello. In this week’s Everyday Grammar report, we will talk about how to communicate politely in emails, especially when making…
2022-07-14 How to Talk about a Movie
Think about a time that you wanted to talk about a movie. How did you describe it? In today’s Everyday…