English was never the same after the Norman Conquest
Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.
You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.
How to remember which is which
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.
How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
