Inspired by the passionate response to the semicolon’s supposed decline, this quiz invites you to test – and perhaps ...

English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to ...

THE ancient notion of English grammar was one of certain categories of words, and certain rules for their proper use. This is still the idea implied in most of the dictionary definitions of the word.

Most language learners dread grammar. Tenses, conditionals, participles—it’s a mental minefield. But Anfisa spices things up ...

Ellen Jovin has been to all 50 states, setting up a table to talk about grammar, usage and language. Her mission: to make learning fun and engaging.

Grammar isn’t a way to bully people for making mistakes, says a longtime English instructor. It is a way to understand how our language operates, in all its many written and spoken varieties.

Grammar nerds: It’s your day, National Grammar Day, all day Thursday. For those of us who struggled in high school, groaning if the English teacher mentioned the word “essay,” take heart.

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The English language is confusing, inconsistent and easy to muddle. But some pour too much scorn on those who break the rules, writes James Harbeck. Since Jonathan Swift’s 1712 Proposal for ...

English usage, including grammar, spelling, and punctuation conventions, is full of contradictions, exceptions, and rules that we probably know implicitly but have probably never really thought about.

“Ask” instead of “aks.” There, their, and they’re. The legitimacy of “ain’t” and “y’all.” These are familiar, if sometimes contentious, issues in the usage of the English language. Users decide what ...