Many of us oldsters remember being taught in school that there are eight parts of speech, but I find that, when I try to remember what I was taught, I usually come up with nine.  When I look at ...

A common phrase. But the wrong version is more popular than the correct one. So, which do you normally say whenever you mean water sold in bottles that has, according to Cambridge Dictionary, been ...

Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business executive. He is a professor of economics and has raised more than $4.5 billion in ...

English grammar is traditionally divided into parts of speech. Here, we add an extra category, the expletive. Other categorisations of language structures enable us to describe the function of a word ...

The level of grammatical understanding needed rises significantly between LKS2 and UKS2. One area requiring a very strong grammatical understanding in KS2 is relative pronouns and relative clauses.

A standard sales contract obligates one party to purchase goods or services for a predetermined price established in the contract. Some sales contracts are ongoing and can include a buyout clause.

Those familiar with the construction industry know that construction projects are seldom, if ever, completed within the time originally anticipated at the project’s outset. Fortunately, prime ...

Escalation clauses incrementally increase your offer on a home if the seller receives higher bids, up to a maximum price. Including one in your purchase offer can help you stay competitive without ...

New documentary about Ellen Jovin, who set up a “grammar table” in all 50 states for passers-by to stop and ask her about punctuation, past participles and other grammar questions/concerns... and how ...

“Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers. Ellen Jovin, wearing a “Grammar Is Groovy” T-shirt, is the star of ...