grammar

NOT SO HAPPY from kendrive ^Pro 118 days old

[ ... ] I wonder what the prize is? Play the Apostrophes Games at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/apostrophes/game.shtml

GR8 INNIT? from kendrive ^Pro 331 days old

Children are increasingly resorting to "text message speak" and street slang in essays - leaving teachers baffled when marking work. A study revealed ...

A COFFEE BY ANY OTHER NAME from kendrive ^Pro 659 days old

EXPRESSO OR ESPRESSO? Which is correct? I suppose it doesn't really matter, but I always say "Espresso" There is a website which I find very useful ...

IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE from kendrive ^Pro 897 days old

[ ... ] slang, poor grammar and the incorporation of Americanisms into everyday speech. Many shared frustrations over the misuse of "forensic" and ...

ARE YOU BOVVERED? from kendrive ^Pro 954 days old

One of the teaching unions said yesterday that when schoolchildren say "whatevah" or "am I bovvered?" they are not just being cheeky and annoying - ...

DEPARTMENT OF THE UNEDUCATED from kendrive ^Pro 963 days old

Standards of reading and writing among schoolchildren have been causing concerns at the heart of Government for some time. But now civil servants are ...

"MY HUSBAND AND I" from kendrive ^Pro 991 days old

My favourite newspaper (you all know what it is by now) has been running a series of articles on the correct use of English grammar. This has resulted ...

THOU SHALT NOT from kendrive ^Pro 1056 days old

STEWARDESS BANNED FROM TAKING BIBLE ON PLANE Following the recent case of the BA employee who was told not to wear a cross whilst on duty, a BMI stewardess ...

BY OUR TEACHERS WE ARE TAUGHT from kendrive ^Pro 1082 days old

A survey (yes another one) has revealed that nearly half of our nation's teachers do not understand the proper use of the apostrophe. They failed ...

SO AM I ! from kendrive ^Pro 1164 days old

I am dreaming of a future free of all bad grammar