2020-03-27 Grammar Games at Home: Jeopardy
Hi, everyone! You might be reading or listening to this Everyday Grammar program from your living room or bedroom. In…
2020-03-20 Two-word Prepositions in Learning English Stories
Recently, I was watching an American television news report about the coronavirus. In it, the reporter said, “Due to coronavirus…
2020-03-13 ‘Blinding Lights’ and English Grammar
Blinding Lights, by Canadian performer The Weeknd, is one of the most popular songs in the world. As of early…
2020-03-06 ‘Titanic’ and English Grammar
The 1997 film Titanic is one of the most popular movies ever made. It won many film awards and was…
2020-02-28 What Are You Excited About Learning?
Hi everyone! Today, let’s start the program with a question: What is your city famous for making? I’ll tell you…
2020-02-21 Is Grammar Cool?
In the American film Pulp Fiction, actor Samuel L. Jackson challenges two criminals. They are trying to take money from…
2020-02-14 A Common Form: Be + Adjective + Infinitive
On a recent Everyday Grammar program, we talked about the phrase “be willing to.” For example, you might say, “She…
2020-02-07 What are Intensifiers?
The Fast and the Furious films, a series of car-racing movies, often describe a product called NOS, short for nitrous…
2020-01-31 What Are You Willing to Do?
Hi everyone! Thanks for listening to Everyday Grammar. If you listen often and find the material easy to understand, you…
2020-01-24 This Is Casual Grammar, Dude
The Big Lebowski, a 1998 crime comedy, is an American ‘cult classic.’ In other words, the film has a group…
2020-01-17 The Difference: Used to, Be Used to, Get Used to
Hi everyone, how was your weekend? Mine was relaxing! Let me tell you about it. Listen for me to say…
2020-01-10 Definitions, Nouns, and Politics
The United States will hold a presidential election in November of 2020. From now until then, you are likely to…
2020-01-03 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…
2019-12-20 Soccer and Grammar
In recent weeks, search terms related to European football have been popular on the internet. On Monday, for example, Google…
2019-12-13 Digital Communication: Emojis and Grammar
Writer and actor Larry David is behind some of America’s most popular television shows, including Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.…