I’m going to show you two sentences, and I want you to decide if there are any problems with them. Your decision shouldn’t be about the meaning of the sentence, but rather whether you think there’s anything wrong with the grammar usage. Are you ready? Here we go… […]
By Anne Curzan, Ph.D. University of Michigan When does a word die? The most obvious answer to this question is “whenever people stop using it.” But the […]
If you are someone who feels some insecurity about your mastery of grammar, this course asks you to believe that you know more than you think you do. […]
Gain a newfound appreciation for the complex and ever-evolving world of the English language. […]
Language historian Anne Curzan gives a charming look at the humans behind dictionaries, and the choices they make on a constant basis. […]
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