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Getting Even with English Grammar

Words are the basic units of any language. They are made up of letters called alphabets and in English, there are twenty-six of them. Some words are constructed by the English culture, others are imported...

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Life Without Grammar: A New Babel

I’m one of the rare perfectionists some call grammar Nazis. The more I see commas in between subjects and predicates and apostrophes to indicate plurals, the more I shake my fist and cry, “What do they teach in these schools?” Everyone is writing differently, disregarding all the rules. It’s the nature of language to change. But if everyone changes in different directions, it’s chaos. It’s like the confusion of language at the Tower of Babel.

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Grammar - Writing Right - Its versus It's

When you are a writer, getting the right words matters, a lot; grammar matters too. In fact, getting the right kind of grammar, or style, like AP Style, matters too. To everyone else, though, if it is...

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What I Know about Hubpages After Writing Fifty Hubs

It has only been two months since I discovered Hubpages and decided I would give it a try. I’m definitely not rich yet, but I have learned quite a few things about this cyberspace community. 1. A hub...

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The English Language: Eight Parts of Speech

The following is a guide to understanding the different parts of speech and when they are to be used. Understanding these basic elements of the English language is essential to speaking and writing...

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The English Language: Their/They're/There

Now, there there. *pat pat* There are few things that get on my nerves more than seeing text messages or, worse, fan fiction, wherein the author has little-to-no understanding of how to use these nifty...

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English Language Study Skills and Tips

The following English language study skills, methods, and tips can help increase your ability to learn English. I used this how to study system while attending college and the study system helped me to...

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Do You Need English Grammar Help

Are you website owner? If you are and your english grammar is bad, then you must need english grammar help. In this article, I want to tell how important english grammar is for websites. Website is using...

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TEACH ENGLISH: ESL GAMES FOR ADULTS ~ BATTLESHIP

 If you are a man teaching English as a Second language somewhere in Asia... and you teach kids ~ you will probably get to meet your students parents some time in the semester. But when you do... it will...

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The Word Is Regardless

Sometimes I have to laugh. I am left with no choice but to see the humor and irony in it. Recently, I have had the pleasure of perusing the classifieds online in search of that perfect writing or teaching...

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