2020-07-17 Ways to Say You Are Annoyed
Do you ever get annoyed about something that a person does or says often? More than likely, the answer is…
2020-07-10 Intonation, Speaking and Grammar
Intonation is like the music of a language. Intonation means the changes that someone makes to the sound of their…
2020-07-03 American Phrases for Warning or Advising Someone
The other day, I started crossing a busy street in Washington, D.C., while looking at my phone. Suddenly, I heard…
2020-06-26 Comedy Can Teach You About Grammar, Speaking
Jokes can not only challenge your ideas and make you laugh. They can also teach you about grammar. Today on…
2020-06-19 Part 2: Comparing Equal Amounts with As…As
If you read or listened to Part 1 of our program on comparisons of equality, you know that we can…
2020-06-12 Phrasal Verbs, Phrasal Nouns, and Speaking
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a classic American story. It tells the sad tale of a mysterious rich…
2020-06-05 Part 1: Making Comparisons with As…As
Suppose an animal shelter in your city had invited people to meet some animals to see if they wanted to…
2020-05-29 Compound Nouns and Pronunciation
In the film A League of Their Own, actor Tom Hanks plays the coach of an American baseball team. He…
2020-05-22 Test Yourself with This Everyday Grammar Quiz
We have an expression in English that goes “Use it or lose it.” It means that if you do not…
2020-05-08 The Grammar of Star Wars
This past Monday, May 4, was Star Wars Day. The holiday began in 2011 to celebrate the film series and…
2020-05-01 Tech, Communication Apps, and Grammar
Person-to-person communications have changed a lot over the past few months. Stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions have limited travel and…
2020-04-24 Grammar Games at Home: Simon Says
This is Everyday Grammar. And today, I’ll start the program with a question: If I told you to touch your…
2020-04-17 Advice, Modals, and Coronavirus
In recent months, health experts have released many statements on the new coronavirus that was first identified in China. These…
2020-04-10 Grammar Games at Home: Questions and Answers
Hello, friends! On a recent program, we talked about a game called Jeopardy. I also said I would show you…
2020-04-03 Grammar, Quantities, and Public Health
In recent weeks, public health officials have been making many statements about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes,…