SOCIETIES construct their idea of a standard language in part by looking to the media as an authoritative reference. There are the news programs on television for spoken language and the newspapers ...

Former Kingston High School principal Miranda Smallwood is running against Timothy Rovik for North Kitsap School Board’s ...

Preparing for government exams is more than just memorising facts or practising reasoning questions. Language, especially English grammar, plays a crucial role in determining success. Whether it’s ...

Prepositions are short words that usually stand in front of nouns to show a relation to them. English learners find ...

At Pueblo Elementary, a dual-language school in Scottsdale, Ariz., students, including English learners, learn core subjects in both English and Spanish. The schedule looks like this: Students in ...

Henry W. Fowler believed he knew how sentences should read—and his judgments have shaped The New Yorker’s style for a century ...

Grammar expert June Casagrande was recently surprised to learn she is a British citizen, thanks to her father. She took a ...

The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

Let’s go sailing, sailing over the bounding main. A mainstay is a strong rope that helps stabilize a ship’s main mast, but ...

Do you have any hobbies you'd like to start doing? Beth and Neil talk about things they enjoy and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of -ing verbs and infinitives. Learn which verbs to use ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.

"This is not something that's coming," the Georgia politician and activist says of authoritarianism. "It's here" ...