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Big Posted by Gary Locke on Jul 30, 2020
I was watching a news program the other night, on a very respected network, and heard the host describe something as humongous. While I knew what she meant, I wondered if everyone watching the show would understand. What’s more, I was a bit startled at her choice of adjective, since I’ve always considered the word…
When to Use Italics Posted by Gary Locke on Jul 27, 2020
Here’s something unique to modern life. You’re writing an email, an essay, or a term paper and you want to draw attention to a title, a phrase, or some other element within the body of your work. Should you use italics? You would never have had to think about this 25 years ago because there…
It’s Time for Super Words! Posted by Gary Locke on Jul 16, 2020
I love to comb through a dictionary, discovering odd and unusual words. I know, it may not be your idea of a good time, but you should try it sometime. I often find myself exclaiming, “I didn’t know that there was a word for that!” Well, guess what? There seems to be a word for…
Test Your English Grammar Knowledge Posted by Gary Locke on Jul 9, 2020
Let’s see how well you know English grammar terms. I’m going to give you some grammatical terms with the letters of each term scrambled. You will then have to unscramble the term and match it to its definition. Answers will be found at the bottom of the page. No cheating! Grammar Terms reimedetrn rednug jerttencinio…
A Disagreeable Word Posted by Gary Locke on Jul 2, 2020
Some days you just can’t win. I stumbled upon a posting on social media the other day which had me wondering if there was any hope for the world. I stared at it in disbelief for several moments, then spent maybe 15 minutes in an effort to disprove what I had read. Sadly, it was…
We Are Many Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 25, 2020
In the past few months, you have probably heard the phrase, “We’re all in this together.” I even wrote a blog about it. But did you know that the English word “we” is a rather unusual word in the linguistic world? This is because English is one of the few languages that does not have…
Some English Tongue Twisters Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 18, 2020
Recently, one of our subscribers suggested that tongue twisters can be both helpful and fun when learning a language and I couldn’t agree more! Thanks for the suggestion, Amy! I also believe that tongue twisters are a great way to exercise your ability to enunciate, or pronounce, properly. You may know that actors and singers…