English Language Blog
Menu
Search

Tag Archives: Americans move west

When Western is a Noun Posted by on Sep 13, 2018

“It’s Americana, it’s part of our history, the cowboy, the cattle drive, the sheriff, the fight for law, order, and justice.” Clayton Moore, the actor who portrayed The Lone Ranger, on Westerns. Western is a word most commonly used as an adjective to describe either a direction or some characteristic representative of the US or…

Continue Reading

The Oregon Trail how American’s moved west Posted by on Dec 11, 2014

Covered wagon from the Oregon Trail.

Ever since the Europeans landed on the shores of North America they have wanted to go to the west to see what was there. People have traveled west by foot, boat, horse, and wagon – all in search of new adventure and a better life. Today people still do this, but now they have cars…

Continue Reading