The use of the word 'that' as a conjunctive
Narrative: When we first learned English we associated the word that as...
What's wrong with English spelling?
Although spoken English is quite easy to learn, a fact that certainly...
Wolf and wolves and foot and feet
We all know that the plural of foot is not *foots but feet. This is, by...
To be ... or not?
It will have escaped no one, that Germanic languages, such as English...
Kith and kin
Both words in the phrase kith and kin are of Old English origin. Kith is...
Breaking bread
Copain in French means mate. The word consists of co-, meaning together (as in...
Old Norse and Modern English
Parts of England were occupied by Old Norse speaking vikings between...
How language teaching is helping me to become a better student - and vice versa
I have recently returned to teaching English after a long break...