The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

that silent letters exist in English. and the spelling system just hasn't kept up with it. like through and thought and night ...

The present perfect with 'for' and 'since' Comparatives and superlatives The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’ Defining relative clauses ‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could' Subject questions Too ...

We’re about to explore how ‘worst’ isn’t just for describing the absolute bottom in comparisons, but can also function as a noun, an adverb, and yes, even a verb – a truly unexpected twist in the tale ...

It can be shocking to realize that we are able to follow grammar rules that no one ever taught us explicitly. But that’s what most of language is—not the little things that textbooks tell us we’re ...