IS AMERICA RUINING English or giving it new life? Most of this old transatlantic debate concerns words. Is elevator an improvement on lift? Why say transportation when transport will do? Sometimes it ...

In this study I attempt a comparative evaluation of three recent Old English Grammar-Readers published in the United States, within the framework of the last hundred years of Old English scholarship.

Old English (sometimes also known as Anglo-Saxon) is the form of English that was spoken and written in Britain before about 1100. Unlike later forms of English, which are heavily influenced by French ...

We'd all like to think we know our English grammar, but this Cambridge University exam from 1913 shows how rules were a little different back then. Back then, the practice of putting an adverb between ...

It is often bemoaned in Britain that English is going to pieces—and Americans are generally to blame. Whether you call it decline or not, the moaners are on to something: America has indeed produced ...

This module explores the language and literature of early medieval England (500-1066), enabling you to read, translate, and understand the earliest English literature. You will learn Old English, ...

Living in the age of Twitter is no excuse for bad grammar. So says the "Grammar Goddess," Coon Rapids High School teacher Stephanie Tutt, who believes it's possible to maintain classic standards in an ...