LanguageOn Writing September 5, 2018 10 examples of how the English language trolls us The English language has been trying to trick us for centuries. Homophones are not necessarily homographs,… Rowan Jones Love2
LanguageNews August 24, 2018 Study Finds Social Media May Be Causing Lower Literacy Levels in Children A recent study by University College London (UCL) has suggested that heavy use of social… Thom Peart Love0
LanguageNewsPolitical July 4, 2018 J.K. Rowling Can’t Stop Laughing After Donald Trump Publishes a Grammatically Incorrect Tweet Boasting About His Writing Skills It seems famed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling can't stop laughing after President Donald Trump… Thom Peart Love1
Inspired by LiteratureLanguage July 2, 2018 When ‘spell it how it sounds’ goes terribly wrong… Sometimes advice is well-intentioned but doesn't work in all instances- like the 'I before E'… Rowan Jones Love4
LanguageNews June 22, 2018 Oxford English Dictionary Hunts for Regional Words The Oxford English Dictionary has launched the ‘Words Where You Are’ appeal in the hope… Kath Love0
ArtyLanguage June 5, 2018 Bruce Worden Perfectly Illustrates English Homophones Homophones are words that sound similar but spelled differently and with different meanings- like bear… Rowan Jones Love3
Language May 30, 2018 10 moments where the English language tries to mess with you "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about… Rowan Jones Love6
LanguageNew Releases May 15, 2018 New Book Examines Relationship Between British and American English Lynn Murphy is one of our favourite linguists as she so often speaks of the… Kath Love1
LanguageQuizzes March 30, 2018 Quiz – Literary Terms If you were sitting your Literature exams now – how well would you know the… Bev Brown Love0
LanguageQuizzes March 29, 2018 Quiz – English Grammar Love it or hate it, grammar is the foundation of all those great novels we… Bev Brown Love1