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“Who’s On First” (For English Majors, Word Nerds and Gramma…
Pie Heaven | December 25th 2009 by Pete Berg
Freelancing Friday: Five common grammar mistakes
Marisa Wikramanayake - freelance writing & editing services | December 24th 2009 by Marisa Wikramanayake
cookie_closed by mouse on Flickr As an editor, I see grammar/spelling/style mistakes and errors all the time in everyone’s work. Everyone’s work. Some of the editing work I do is for the Centre for Policy Development in Australia — they read more
Correct My Grammar 2
Freelance programming and web design jobs | December 24th 2009 by Freelancer
Hi i need some one to correct my grammar in 3 blog post per week each post will be around a a4 size bit of paper. Can you tell me how much you can do one post for. Quality English is needed. read more
Free Website Advertising using Article Marketing and Article Ghos…
Article Marketing | December 24th 2009 by Joan Yankowitz
If you know how to use article marketing to get you free website advertising, you can dominate your niche on the search engines without doing anything else, and article ghostwriters can help you get... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web read more
5 Podcasts That Will Improve Your Writing
Professional Blog Service | December 23rd 2009 by paul lorinczi
I’m a big podcast fan. In fact, I have nearly stopped listening to my radio completely, because I get most of my music online (I’m listening to WFPK 91.9 out of Louisville via iTunes as I’m writing this). And when I’m in the c read more
Subject Agreement with the Verb
All Write With Coffee | December 22nd 2009 by Ann Elle Altman
Subject Agreement with the Verb It is usually pretty easy to match the verb with the subject in English. Only in the present tense does the verb have more than one form. And except for one verb, only the third person singular is different. Besides, read more
Comparative and Superlatives
Think in English | December 22nd 2009 by nidia reuter
We use the comparative and superlative form to compare and contrast different objects in English.We use the comparative form to show the difference between two objects. Example: Orlando is more exciting than Seattle. We use the superlative read more
Royal Academy of Spain Publishes New Language Rules
Translation Times | December 21st 2009
The Royal Academy of Spain (RAE), which is the ultimate authority on the Spanish language, has recently finished one of its most ambitious projects to date: the publication of more than 4,000 pages of grammar rules, aiming to unify the Spanish langua read more
Why I´m rubbish at verb aspects
Determined to master Russian | December 21st 2009
I used to be confused about Russian verb aspects in school. That was 20 years and I´m still just as confused. What confuses me is this: [an extract from my text book] Ты читал “Неизвестного солдата” Линны? read more
Beautiful golden Angels Clock - $30
Found on Craig's List | December 21st 2009
Beautiful golden Angels ClockHi There,I saw your ad on Craig's List for the Beautiful golden Angels Clock http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/bra/hsh/1504272578.html . I just thought you should know that you are using the world "beautiful" incorrectly.Ch read more
‘Tis the season…
smart! by K.Rae | December 21st 2009 by K.
For writing passive aggressive notes with spelling errors! The note reads: Dear Sir (or Madam) While taking things that do not belong to you, at any point in the year, is highly unnacceptable, doing so during the Christmas season is far more dissapo read more
Pronouns Are Fun Too
Blogging Tips | December 21st 2009 by Kevin
Most of us already know how to use pronouns and don’t have any problems writing other than the occasional spelling mistake or the lack of creative words, but some people have a difficult time. Grammar is not very interesting, yes I understand read more
Don't be left dangling!
All Write With Coffee | December 20th 2009 by Ann Elle Altman
Dangling Modifiers A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause which says something different from what is meant because words are left out. The meaning of the sentence, therefore, is left "dangling." Incorrect: While driving on Greenwood Avenue ye read more
Is the internet destroying good manners?
Hospitalera's Blog | December 20th 2009 by Sybille Yates
Is the internet destroying good manners? Yesterday I got the following message via my blogcatalog shout box: “hey dude, howwa ya. currently i’m participating in my country’s seo contest. any tips?” (That is a exact copy of the messag read more
FEMALE BUST - $50
Found on Craig's List | December 20th 2009
FEMALE BUST - $50Hi there,I see that you have posted the same ad at least six times on craigslist in the past month for the FEMALE BUST (most recently http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/hsh/1516885250.html). I was just wondering, do you ever think " read more
Passive voice
Think in English | December 20th 2009 by nidia reuter
This site is for those who need to practise Passive voice for the exam :HERE I think it might be useful.I know that you are studying , but practice is always beneficial. read more
Led astray by the no-split-infinitives fetish
Motivated Grammar | December 20th 2009
There is nothing wrong in English with splitting an infinitive. There never was anything wrong with it, either. You probably all knew that already. Unfortunately, the loudest grammar snobs are the ones who’ve put the least research into their o read more
You spell it DefinITEly
The Fantail | December 20th 2009 by Marjorie Dawson
Let's try and get this one word right people.Definite transforms to Definitely not DefinAtely. It looks dumb and can risk devaluing a relevant and pertinent post you may make on Facebook, Twitter, Plurk or in an email.If you want to make an impressi read more
Phrasal verbs
Think in English | December 19th 2009 by nidia reuter
A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition or adverb that modifies or changes the meaning; 'give up' is a phrasal verb that means 'stop doing' something, which is very different from 'give'. The word or words that modify a verb in this manne read more
List of English Irregular Verbs
Think in English | December 19th 2009 by nidia reuter
List of English Irregular VerbsI know. You hate verbs!! You hate irregular verbs. I must confess you are right!!!!!It is not fun to study by heart. This site might you help to find the verbs quickly. You must study , but do not worry, You are c read more
With Their Noses High in the Air
Back of the Cereal Box | December 19th 2009
It being so close to Christmas — and this post likely being the last word-of-the-week one before December 25 comes and goes — you’d think I’d try to find something holiday-related to put up. No such luck. I won’t be regurgitating the story read more
Flower Petal, Or Flower’s Petal?
Derek's Vandal Blog | December 19th 2009 by Derek Haines
The possessive adjective in English must be the most difficult to master. When is it a plain old adjective such as a car door? Or is that really a compound noun? When is it possessive as in a hair’s breadth? Is it a woman’s leg, or a wom read more
Which group would you join?
Angelawd | December 18th 2009 by Angelawd
Here was the party talk amongst the English majors: Me: I think people shouldn’t use apostrophes at all unless they know what they’re doing. She: I know! That reminds me of a professor I had who made up a song about it. “Plur read more
It’s a shoo-in for my favorite
Terribly Write | December 18th 2009 by Laura
It’s a shoo-in for the funniest homophonous error on Yahoo! omg!: And the worst grammatical error has to be a disagreement between subject and verb: What’s your fave errors on Yahoo!? Posted in Confused Words, shoe/shoo, Subject-Verb A read more
Games for Grammar Practice
English 2 Share | December 18th 2009 by Nhan Vu
Games for Grammar PracticeA Resource Book of Grammar Games and Interactive ActivitiesMaria Lucia Zaorob, Elizabeth ChinCambridge University Press | 114 pages | PDF | 19,8 MB Games for Grammar Practice is a teacher’s resource book containing a ca read more
Simple Past - Irregular Verbs
My English Printable Worksheets | December 18th 2009
Picture crossword click here to download this file read more
Past Simple - Irregular verbs
My English Printable Worksheets | December 18th 2009
Picture crossword click here to download this file read more
Common Word Errors: Anyway
All Write With Coffee | December 17th 2009 by Ann Elle Altman
I have this problem in my writing -- for some reason, I always write ANYWAYS instead of ANYWAY... SO, for all of you that do this, here's the rule. Anyway or Any Way? The compound word anyway is an adverb meaning "regardless." Any read more
Present Perfect tense – Estructura y Uso LECCION: 26 Grammar
Curso de ingles con audio, podcast de clases de ingles grati… | December 17th 2009 by Miguel Antunez
Curso gratis de inglés por Internet – LECCION 26 GRAMATICA / GRAMMAR Estudiar y practicar inglés en línea con audio Inglés-Español Hi, Hacer click en el ícono de play para escuchar la lección. Today is the last grammar lesson of the ba read more
The Mistake Few Would Notice
Patrick's Place | December 17th 2009 by Patrick
The new commercial for TJ Maxx and Marshall’s that features a group of carolers at a mall contains a glaring grammatical error, but it’s not so glaring for most people. Take a listen to the spot, and see if you can spot the problem, after the jum read more
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