English Grammar & Usage Articles

• Adjectives - Order - The correct order for adjectives before a noun.
• Agreeing and Disagreeing - The rules for using So do I and Neither do I, etc.
• All & Whole - The differences in usage between all and whole.
• Beside & Besides - The differences in usage between beside and besides.
• Bring & Take - How to use these verbs in English.
• BY + Agent in the Passive - A look at when to use BY with the passive.
• By & Until - When should you use by and until?.
• Conditionals - Everything you need to know about English Conditionals.
  • Zero Conditional
  • First Conditional
  • Second Conditional
  • Third Conditional
• Dangling Modifiers - What is a dangling modifier?
• Enough - What is the correct word order with enough?
• For & Since - What's the difference between for and since?.
• How to use the adverb 'highly' - Collocations with 'Highly' How to use the adverb 'highly' in English.
• Inchoative verbs - A practical list of inchoative verbs in English.
• Modals of Possibility - Understanding how could, might and may are used to express possibility.
• Number of - When to use a singular or a plural verb with the word number.
• Rather - Learn how to use rather in English.
• Relative Clauses - Learn about Relative Pronouns in Non-Restrictive and Restrictive Clauses.
• Shall - Learn about the use of shall in British English.
• Verbs ending -e - A look at the spelling rules for verbs that end with the letter 'e'.
• Whether and If - A look at when to use whether and when to use if.
• While & During - What is the difference between while and during?
• Wish - A look at how to use the verb wish.

Punctuation

• Apostrophes - Learn about the use of the Apostrophe in English.
• Comma Splice - What are comma splices and how can they be avoided?
• The Colon - How to use the colon in English.
• The Semi-Colon - How to use the semi-colon in English.

Spelling

• Adverbs - Spelling - How to make an adverb from an adjective ending in -le.
• Spelling Plural Nouns - A look at the rules for making nouns plural in English.
• Spelling Verbs and Nouns ending -y - A look at the rules for verbs and nouns ending -y.

General English Language Articles

• Concordancers - A summary of what a concordancer does, and how it can be used.
• Formal Letter Writing - The basic rules for formal or business letters, together with letter formats.
• Grammar Checkers - Why do they get it wrong sometimes?
• Grice's Conversational Maxims - The rules of cooperation in conversation.
• Language Tips - A selection of short tips on various aspects of the English language, with examples.
• Learning Vocabulary - Some suggestions about learning vocabulary
• Mockney and Estuary English? - A description of these London dialects
• Proofreading - A Google advert shows the importance of checking writing
• Prescriptive and Descriptive Grammar - A look at the prescriptive and descriptive approaches to English grammar.
• Taking Control of English - Tips on how you can speak and communicate better in English.
• Which is the most difficult language? - An article on whether there is a language that can be said to be the hardest language to learn.
• What is Offshore English? - A look at International English

Teaching English for Specific Purposes

• Changing The Paradigm For Medical English Language Teaching - Medical English should be taught from the perspective of medicine and health care first and foremost while reinforcing vocabulary acquisition, grammar and structure secondly.
• Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) - How is English for Specific Purposes (ESP) different from English as a Second Language (ESL), also known as general English?

Teaching English in South Asia

• Not the best way to teach English - A look at the way English is taught in Pakistan.
• Teaching English in Afghanistan - An article on the role of English language education in Afghanistan.