This summer, I will read to you the next part from the book called The Little House in the Big Woods
Once I was told that I should not refer to Go (圍棋) as an Oriental game, because that was derogatory.
This week I will explore a common language problem. Why is the USA a Western country? It is east of
In English, and other languages, some words are more formal than others. The use of these words can
Some teachers have taught that holiday is the British English word and that vacation is the American
In class, students are taught that a synonym is any word that means the same as another word. The pr
Usually I avoid teaching idioms. For most people learning the basics of a language is difficult enou
These articles were started when I was asked which word, ones or one's, should be used in this s
The more complicated meaning of one is as an indefinite pronoun. A pronoun is a word used to replace
The word one appears simple, but in fact is unusual and has many confusing functions in the English
