Grammar

Even if you’ve never heard of adjective order before, all native and fluent English speakers follow the rules. Let's learn the official rules of adjective order.

Remember back in grammar school when the teacher taught you about the difference between “a” and “an”? There's more to it, and we're talking about it.

"Into" and "in to" are simple little words, but they’re often misused. We have some easy tricks and examples to help you keep your grammar on track.

The English language gives us some delightful little treats in the form of irregular plurals. These words with weird plural spellings should tickle your senses.

Why are lay and lie confusing? They're so similar but are used in different ways. Let's learn the rules of lay and lie.

Words in the English language never seem to stay in their lane. Here are five nouns that adopted their new verb status before the days of viral social media posts.

Many people don’t know there’s any difference between ensure and insure. They do have different meanings, but if you’ve been using them interchangeably, are you wrong?

You'll get your just deserts if you don't learn how to correctly use this misunderstood phrase.

Have you ever heard the sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?” If so, you’ve encountered at least one pangram in your life.

Let's take a dive into flat adverbs. Flat adverbs look identical to their adjective counterparts, but take on a new meaning as they’re describing a verb instead of a noun.

Whether it’s because of double consonants, silent letters, or just breaking common language patterns, there’s a whole mass of misspelled words that tend to trip us up.

The English language is full of rules made to be broken. Here are four grammar rules that you can ignore.

What did you call me? While you can probably come up with some great oxymoronic insults, they are a figure of speech that uses words that oppose each other.

Further and farther are two of the most confused words in the English language. If you want to show your smarts, you’ll want to know the difference.

The I before E rule is one of the most notoriously broken rules in the English language. Should it even be a rule?

Sometimes there are similar-sounding words that can be used in very similar ways. Somebody and someone and nobody and no one are two such pairs. So why do we have both words?

Affect and effect are tricky. They sound the same, and they have similar meanings. They can even function as the same parts of speech.

If you’re one of the people who writes “could of,” you’re not alone! A lot of native English speakers get it wrong. Let’s take a look at why that happens and how to fix it.

The rule for when to say “you and I” or “me and you” has to do with pronouns and how they work with other parts of speech. So which phrase can you use, and when?

Verbing, the practice of turning nouns into verbs, has always been around. Here are five nouns we've turned into verbs.

Did you know there’s a name for words that have opposite meanings? They’re called contronyms, and chances are you use them more often than you think.

What is a dangling modifier? Good writers will check for dangling modifiers and clear up any confusion in their writing.

Idioms are an example of figurative language, and while they add a lot of color to conversation or writing, they can often be difficult to understand if you’re not familiar with the language.

Sometimes dictionaries use a phonetic pronunciation, or their own version of a pronunciation guide. Let’s take a look at deciphering IPA, the most commonly used standard pronunciation guide.

Palindromes are words or sentences that read the same backwards as they do forwards. Here are a few prime examples of palindromes.