2021-12-23 Grammar and Christmas
Everyday Grammar: Grammar and Christmas Many Americans experience surprise (or disappointment) when they wake up on Christmas Day. They might be surprised or disappointed by a family member’s actions. They…
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 face-to-face contact. In place of these, many people now use…
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, COVID-19. Officials give either very general or more detailed information…
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 all of the people in a restaurant. Jackson plays the…
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 on January 1. This year, the Lunar New Year takes…
2016-10-21 Improving Your Grammar and Pronunciation
When you listen to music or read books in English, you will often hear and see how English speakers use different grammatical structures to change the sound of a sentence.…
2016-07-15 The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of…
2016-03-04 Do You Wish You Knew Better Grammar?
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. In English, wish is a powerful word for expressing your dreams, hopes and desires. Here are some examples: We wish you the…
2015-12-23 Public Speaking, Grammar Lead Top Education Stories
For English learners, the top education topics of the year are tips, tests and, of course, everyday grammar. In 2015, the VOA Learning English Education article with more shares on…
2015-08-15 The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of…
2015-10-21 Rethinking Grammar: How We Talk
We judge people by the way they speak and the grammar they use. Listen to several Americans from different regions speak. Don’t worry too much about what they are saying,…
2015-10-14 Rethinking Grammar: Who Makes the Rules?
If you learned about grammar in school, you were probably taught to think about “correct” and “incorrect” ways of using a language. Maybe you had to “unlearn” some grammar patterns…
2015-09-23 Students Love Grammar! So Why Do Teachers Hate It?
Today we have a special guest. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of English learners will recognize her best-selling book Understanding and…