Sevilla English

10/12/2015

I still mostly see it being used in the original meaning. But then I mostly hang out with philosophers and pedants.

One of the phrases most guaranteed to annoy usage traditionalists and purists is beg the question meaning raise the question or evade the question. While raise the question (or invite, elicit, prom...

08/12/2015

Style controversies. How flexible should we be?

Q. Chicago, APA, and other style guides for US English require a comma before the conjunction in a series of three or more items, per Strunk and White. However, in recent years I have increasingly seen US publications not follow this rule. (I find myself more and more often rechecking to see if thes…

07/12/2015

How to use articles in English.

This handout discusses the differences between indefinite articles (a/an) and definite articles (the).

05/12/2015

Hone your English writing skills.

Activities, worksheet and lessons that teach ESL students learn English writing, speaking, listening, conversation and vocabulary.

04/12/2015

Apostrophes. The loose cannon of punctuation.

Simon Griffin’s irreverant pocket-sized guide to a tricky piece of punctuation is the perfect stocking filler

03/12/2015

Word games online for learners and kids.

Improve your kid’s vocabulary! Play fun, free online word games here at Knowledge Adventure.

02/12/2015

The 58 most commonly used words and phrases.

Whether you're trying to sound sophisticated or simply repeating what you've heard, word fails are all too common and can make smart people sound dumb.

01/12/2015

Word pair confusion. Which ones confuse you?

Even the best of us make mistakes sometimes. English majors, professional proofreaders, and even grammar bloggers occasionally misplace a modifier or dangle a preposition. It’s …

30/11/2015

Why do we say... ?

Ah, the humble cliché! Some are so ingrained in our psyche, we don't even know why we use them. Do you know what these phrases mean?

28/11/2015

Bespoke books for kids. Wonderful Christmas present idea.

Rediscover the magic of bedtime storytelling with beautiful bespoke books that make little people light up.

27/11/2015

Vocabulary : Vegetables
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26/11/2015

Good question. I should say something using a really funny made up word, but can't think of one.

Some made up words, like probble and dolsimp, are more amusing than others. Best of all are the likes of clunt, focky and dongl. Why?