The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar, but which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas. Nonnative ...

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy approached the eastern coast of the United States. At the same time, the English language was undergoing a small earthquake of its own. Just months before, the word ...

Leung Waiteng from Hong Kong writes: I am confused by the way adjectives are formed from verbs with just an-ed added, e.g. Have you finished your homework? Are you finished with your homework? The ...