In this smart, pleasingly designed handbook, test-prep expert Royal (Ace the GMAT) explores 20""immutable principles of writing"" and 30 basic rules of grammar and syntax with an eye to helping ...

Has anyone noticed that more and more, well-educated and prominent nationally known people now use the singular verb for the plural? It’s now “is” and not “are,” and “has been” for the plural “have ...

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting ...

English grammar may look easy at first. But we all make silly errors without even realising it. Most of you write or speak English with confidence. But later you realise a small mistake has flipped ...

When you first learn the rules for English grammar in elementary school, you find there are a lot of don’ts: Don’t end a sentence with a preposition; don’t begin a sentence with because. But as you ...

But yes, I do still brush up on grammar fundamentals once in a while, and Pullum’s slim and pleasant new volume proves a useful way of doing so. It’s brief and readable, yet doesn’t shy away from the ...

Don’t split an infinitive. Don’t end a sentence with a preposition. Don’t begin a sentence with “and.” Don’t use passive voice. If these rigid proscriptions have been rattling around your head since ...

When we speak our native language we unconsciously follow certain rules. These rules are different in different languages. For example, if I want to talk about a particular collection of oranges, in ...