Gary Price reports that “Google” is now officially a verb in the Oxford English Dictionary. Google already is a verb in some other dictionaries, but the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is considered ...

In English, our sentences usually operate using a similar pattern: subject, verb, then object. The nice part about this type of structure is that it lets your reader easily know who is doing the ...

Billie Woody Robins Reed English Teacher -Bill Plachy, San Marcos Your tombstone is a new one to me, and I am delighted to ...

Learn how Americans use the verb have in everyday English! This lesson covers have, has, and had with easy explanations, ...

I recently fielded questions about two subject-verb agreement errors that readers noticed in the media. One was heard on an NPR program. The other was committed by, um, a columnist who should have ...

The word “enervate” is a verb that means to cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality. It can also mean “to ...

Yahoo may need a Band-Aid or a Kleenex. Its rival has been officially ensconced in Merriam-Webster's--and the OED. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether ...

Effective writing is readable — that is, clear, accurate, and concise. When you are writing a paper, try to get your ideas across in such a way that the audience will understand them effortlessly, ...

From “clock that” to “rawdoggin' boredom,” here’s a crash course in the latest Gen Z and Gen Alpha words that perplex people ...