Whenever I check copies of my undergraduate Engineering students I get confused at their rampant and unsparing use of prepositions in sentences. They are not to blame for using wrong or confusing ...

In the biggest grammar news since the advent of the Oxford comma, the dictionary dignitaries at Merriam-Webster have declared it acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition. This, of course, has ...

'good at' or 'good in'? Lim Chiu Lan from Malaysia doesn't know if we say someone is 'good at English' or 'good in English' ...

What’s wrong with these sentences? Maisie is obsessed with prom, so she volunteered to head up the decorations committee. Every morning I rise up and brush my teeth. When she makes an omelette, she ...

Ghanaian English is saturated with sentences such as: “We must all seek FOR knowledge”, "the elders will discuss ABOUT the issue”, “Teacher Azindoo emphasizes ON group studies”, and Maltiti does not ...

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A question from Lucy in Taiwan: Which of the following are correct? 1. What day is your birthday? 2. On what day is your birthday? 3. What day is the Christmas party? 4. On what day is the Christmas ...

My students demanded more columns like the previous one, where I mentioned the differences in usage of Prepositions in American and British English, and that prompted me to write this article, at ...