She expected students to ask questions, challenge ideas, and stay engaged with the lesson, but she also believed there was a proper way to do it. One unexpected exchange during a grammar lesson ...

It's the rule your teacher told you time and time again but is it even true? BACK in school we were given various handy rules to help us perfect tricky spellings and confusing grammar, but how much of ...

Following the inaugural Bad Grammar awards, Thomas Jones lists nine grammatical conventions that, depending on context, you may – sorry, might – as well adhere to The Idler Academy's inaugural Bad ...

As the executive editor at Avenue, a luxury lifestyle magazine in New York City, I see the value of grammar on a daily basis. Proper grammar and usage are important for clear communication. There are ...

There are many grammar rules that students of English must learn about in order to understand how the language works. There are some rules, however, that don’t reflect how the language works at all ...

If you’re hoping to make a tweet go viral, you might think to add a kitten picture, celebrity gossip, some wacky humor, or a dose of feel-good inspiration. What you would probably never think to ...

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 ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Since most of us just switched to Daylight Saving Time (not “Savings”), let’s play a game called “Is it Time?” We’ll ...

If you’ve ever been cited for breaking traditional grammar rules you will rejoice at the publication of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Coauthor and ...