Not every academic is a grammar geek. Yet most of us have pet peeves that tend to irk us when we spot them in our students’ work. And we’re spotting them more than ever, thanks to the hit that ...

Prepositions are short words that usually stand in front of nouns to show a relation to them. English learners find ...

The documentary "Rebel with a Clause," opening Thursday at Digital Gym Cinema, follows Ellen Jovin on a 50-state road trip ...

Regarding the editorial “Rethink college remedial classes”: As an English instructor who has taught both remedial and introductory writing at the University of Washington, I can testify from my ...

In response to my column highlighting amusing errors, a reader questioned my emphasis on proper grammar. "I enjoy reading your column," he wrote, "and I do try to write succinctly. However, in this ...

A century of research shows that traditional grammar lessons—those hours spent diagramming sentences and memorizing parts of speech—don’t help and may even hinder students’ efforts to become better ...