In an earlier post, Is There A Language Instinct?, based on my book, The Language Myth, I observed that the philosopher and linguist, Professor Noam Chomsky, argues that Universal Grammar can be ...

In professional and social settings, the way we speak can significantly influence how others perceive us. While true intelligence and wisdom are multifaceted and certainly not confined to formal ...

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If you want to make a good impression you’ll never make these grammatical errors. While there’s some debate about whether this phrase should be “all of a sudden” or “all of the sudden,” the important ...

From 'here's you a piece of pizza' to 'this glass needs washed', every state has its own set of phrases that can seem bizarre to the rest of the English-speaking world. In New York, for instance, ...