IN all study of English literature, if there be any one axiom which may be accepted without question, it is that the ultimate standard of English prose style is set by the King James version of the ...

Good writing is efficient writing. The ability to say a thing clearly and directly is rather to be chosen than great riches. All the books on English style say so, and they are right. But efficiency, ...

Books about language usage, including “Eats, Shoots & Leaves,” by Lynne Truss, and “Woe Is I,” by Patricia T. O’Conner, constitute a metaliterature, in which the writing must prove the writer’s ...

Hamlet isn’t the only one to dismiss written compositions as simply “Words, words, words,” without any larger significance or meaning. So, too, do too many of my students, who treat writing ...

There are many differences between British and American punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Neither version is more correct than the other; which version you should use just depends on who your ...

Class 10 students often fear the English board exam due to language expectations. Understanding examiner priorities on ...

To improve students' English language skills, his team is encouraging the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in language ...

Benjamin Dreyer sees language the way an epicure sees food. And he finds sloppiness everywhere he looks. Benjamin Dreyer’s 23,600 followers on Twitter, which he calls “the agora of the 21st century,” ...

The work discussed in this article was made possible through the CASS research centre at Lancaster University which is funded by the ESRC. Brits can get rather sniffy about the English language – ...

Model Question Papers 2026: Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) board exams will begin soon. English as a first language model has four ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the BC Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences to BC undergraduates looking for help with their writing and written assignments. Our specialists (see below) are trained ...