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Thank you to all those who have posted their suggestions to my little imagination game. Some have taken it very seriously thinking they would have to relearn English after the 'changes'. This was meant to be just a game, not for those wo take everything seriously, and of course in this game...

Alienvoord, I appreciate you're constructive criticism. Allow me to rebute:1) Comprehensible, yes. But many expressions are comprehensible even without being gramatically sound. The nuances I try to reveal in this post are to help you write better gramatically, not to sound or to write...

Hi allI agree with the previous posters. Using the articles, especially the indefinite articles a and an, is perhaps the most difficult aspect of English grammar. Although the grammar is mostly so simple that it couldn't be made much simpler even if English were an artificial language, there...

The various forms of phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive, separable or inseparable. The object or accusative can in the cases of separable phrasal verbs be placed before or after the particle. With inseparable phrases, the object/accusative is fixed and its position...

Hello SSI'm sorry but I have only six grammar books. The two are written by Japanese scholars. CGEL is indeed comprehensive (It has 1800 pages!) but not so convenient to use because the indices are not well organized. Many people recommend Swan's Practical English Usage (PEU). I have Swan's Basic...

Paco2004 wrote:In his grammar book CGEL, Quirk says .... Hi Paco, While we are on the subject and since you mentioned you were an ESL student (which is hard to believe ), which comprehensive grammar books (apart from the one you mentioned) can you recommend? I am specifically interested in...

The following is from Mary Ansell's English Grammar: Explanations and Exercises. In your sentences, the numbers should precede the superlatives. Otherwise, one might get the feeling that there are several groups of 50 people each and you are selecting the most beautiful group. Usual Order...

Hi, Are you asking us to compare English to all the languages of the South Pacific? That seems like a somewhat ambitious question, and perhaps not one that is entirely suited to a forum on English grammar. I suggest you google for this topic, or consult Wikipedia. The latter has an article that...

In your opinion, what is the toughest area in English grammar? To me, the usage of "article" is the complex area.

I think there is no need to use the definite article. But you had better ask this question in another section. For example: Free English grammar help and word games Basic and easy English ONLY