I don't have any >> formal ESL training or certification, but I do tutor some >>foreign >> students in English ... >>> my speech. I'm not in the business of telling them I'm right and >>> they're

I can't answer that, except to say that I've looked ... better informed Presbyterian than I am will answer your question. I am not a Presbyterian, but perhaps, just on this one issue, a little better informed. It refers to the ... similar

used (common error, but still an error) Yes, it is an error, but unfortunately it's not as widely recognized to be an error as it should be. ... the "use" in "use to" is a normal English verb that happens to no longer be

Hi, Being a non native speaker, I'd like to know how native English read to learn, in particular how to deal with English spelling (also, how do they learn to write) If you're interested in the whole sorry history of educational fads

Thus spake Evan Kirshenbaum: whilst while Whilst and while have different uses in UK English. But "whilst" is pretty much unknown in the US, so the change makes sense (although I'm not sure I'd have made it, as it would probably

Hi everybody. I'm not native. But I've fallen in love with English. Would like to learn a new thing about ... I could. Now that I found this wonderful group, I guess I'll need your help quite often. Will appreciate that. Hm. You have