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82Oddities of English
In a previous Hub I reprinted a joke involving a misunderstanding over a single word. Here are some more oddities of the English language that a friend found and forwarded to me. If these don't make...
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80English Usage, Grammar, and Style
A guide to English grammar and usage resources available on the Internet.
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80Grammar: Proper Pronoun Usage 101
The proper use of pronouns has all but ceased in our modern age. In truth, common vernacular has begun to create a new rule with regards to proper usage here- mainly, that there is no rule. Furthermore,...
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75Portmanteau: What Is It?
In one sense, a portmanteau (pronounced port-man-toh or port-man-too) is a large suitcase which opens into two hinged compartments, but we are concerned with its other definition, a word coined by...
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74Irish English US English - Language Divergence
After commenting The Women of Hubpages by Moonmaiden I was struck with the difference in my Irish English and the English here in the US and thought this song would be a good way to illustrate that....
4 comments71Vocabulary — The Onyms
The Onym family is one few of us can say that we have never been a little confused by or never tripped on when verbally groping for the right one. This hub is designed to define them and make them easier to...
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69When a Couple Is Not a Few
Comparing the usage of 'couple' to the usage of 'few' and related words.
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68ENGLISH IS HARD DON'T BELEAVE ME TRY THIS
You Think English is Easy??? Read to the end . . . a new twist to an oldie Can you read these right the first time? 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. ...
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68English usage - Subject Verb agreement
Look at the following sentences: · I am a student. · You are a doctor. · He is an engineer. · They are teachers. We have used the different forms of the verb be to match the different...
0 comments67Linguistic Light Relief — The Split Infinitive
The split infinitive is a controversial construction. While it is near impossible to find any modern authority who argues that the splitting of an infinitive is always bad or incorrect English, the myth that...
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