Porridge (or oatmeal) is a Scottish food, not historically popular in England. The English often ref
In the last article I investigated double had. This time I will cover several other examples of doub
A student found the word 'had' doubled, as “had had”, and she asked me if it was
Victoria Day is a very Canadian holiday. It started out much the same as the original English holida
A headline in an English newspaper annoyed me. (In this article, and many language texts, an asteris
The way some people, who should know better, misuse capital letters is shocking. We use capital lett
Another teacher told me about a big argument over marks at their school. The school received complai
The Bible says, "Thou shall not kill”. Does this mean the same as: You shall not kill? Th
English is common and useful because it is common. However like other languages it has not been well
In Hong Kong English, the word wine is used to mean any type of alcoholic drink. This use is differe
In Hong Kong many people incorrectly use the word wine to mean any type of alcoholic drink. So in th
One of the most popular Christmas songs is Winter Wonderland. It does not contain as many old words