NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

There is a four-letter word, beginning with an “F,” that is considered profane, but linguistically is one of the most versatile words in English — verb, noun, adjective, adverb and exclamation. I ...

The oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter lived up to the hype. Not so much like a sporting event, but a wrestling match where everyone knew the conservative majority would reverse engineer their way to ...

Common English Grammar Mistakes: English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, yet even fluent speakers often slip up when it comes to grammar. From confusing “its” and “it’s” to ...

Our discussion of flat adverbs continues today as we, firstly, add more examples. I hope you remember what flat adverbs are: those that do not carry -ly. Rather, they have the same forms as adjectives ...

Adverbs are of different types. Among such are adverbs of manner (like smoothly, awkwardly and loudly) and those of time (today, yesterday and now). But there is a type not commonly taught: the one ...

Word forms can accurately generate all possible forms of an English word. It can conjugate verbs. It can connect different parts of speeches e.g noun to adjective, adjective to adverb, noun to verb ...

We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this. Have you tried our podcast 'Real Easy English'? Find it with a free worksheet ...

Mastering adjectives and adverbs is crucial for vivid and engaging writing. Many students struggle with this concept, leading to awkward prose and undermining their credibility. Adjectives describe ...