Grammar (O)

Grammarian: All about (H)

Grammar: Which word to use (H) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-h 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… ha ha or ha-ha? ha ha laughter; ha-ha concealed ditch in a garden or park. hail…
Grammar (O)

Grammarian: All about (G)

Grammar: Which word to use (G) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-g 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… gaff or gaffe? gaff hook or spar, also slang for house; gaffe blunder “To…
Grammar (O)

Grammarian: All about (F)

Grammar: Which word to use (F) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-f       1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… farther or further? farther and farthest are the comparative…
Grammar (E)

Grammarian: All about (E)

Grammar: Which word to use (E) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-e 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… each other or one another? each other should apply only to two people (“Iniesta and…
Grammar (O)

Grammarian: All about (D)

Grammar: Which word to use (D) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-d     CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… decry or descry? decry condemn; descry discover “You only ever…
Grammar (O)

Grammarian: All about (C)

Grammar: Which word to use (C) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-c 1.CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… caddie or caddy? caddie golf; caddy tea. canvas or canvass? canvas tent,…
Grammar (O)

GRAMMARIAN: All about (B)

Grammar: Which word to use (B) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-b 1. CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… benefactor or beneficiary? A benefactor gives something; the beneficiary gets…
Latin mottos

The Grammarian - Great Latin mottos

Why did all the best phrases and mottos originate in Latin? From the classic "Vivere est cogitare" ('To live is to think' - Cicero), to the thoughtful "Verba volant, scripta manet" ('Words fly away, writings remain' - Caius Titus) and even…
Grammar (O)

GRAMMARIAN: All about (A)

Grammar: Which word to use (A) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a 1. CORRECT USAGE 1.1. Similar words mean different things… abdicate or abnegate? abdicate renounce high office; abnegate to renounce privileges abrogate…
Latin business

The Grammarian - Latin for business

For a 'dead' language, Latin has been kept alive pretty well, having interwoven itself into our daily lives - both personal and business - often unnoticed.  Latin is still very evident in its pure and original form in the idioms of religion…