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 ...

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 ...

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 ...