Latin phrases in English
Latin phrases in English still used in everyday language plus a complete list of Latin abbreviations, for students, teachers and common citizens. Moreover keep always in mind that Ubi dubium, ibi libertas. Where …
Quantifiers
Quantifiers in English a post that clearly explains the correct usage of this grammar topic, with also an Italian translation for students that study Italian. Quantifiers (much, many, little…) I quantificatori sono …
100 famous proverbs
100 famous proverbs, a list of 100 most used and famous proverbs, with a large introduction on their use, starting from John Florio up to our days, edited for the World of …
The English and German languages
The English and German languages, an article that analyzes the different aspects of the two idioms from a grammatical, syntactical and lexical point of view. This post has been generated with the …
French influence on English
French influence on English language, history and culture, an article that explains, with various examples, the importance of the French language, as well as Old Norse and Latin on the English language. …
Latin and English
Latin and English. Latin words, phrases, sentences, quotes, or abbreviations still used in the English language with a comparison between the two languages, some useful links to other posts and resources. Latin …
Improve your English with AI
Improve your English with AI, a guide to web resources and apps that use Artificial Intelligence to manage the language in every field, from translation, to grammar correction, texts paraphrases and summaries, …
Best prompts for ChatGPT
Best prompts for ChatGPT, an article that explains the best ways to interact with ChatGPT, the right prompts to ask questions in order to obtain the best answers and the most accurate …
English collocations words
English collocations words, an analysis of this important aspect of the language with rules, examples and references to the main collocations dictionaries. The most vital part of any language is “vocabulary”, that …
English phrasal verbs
English phrasal verbs, an analysis of this important aspect of the language with rules and examples, plus some useful links to free dictionaries and PDF files. In English traditional grammar, a phrasal …
Plural forms in English
The reason it’s worth standing up for punctuation is not that it’s an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who have attacks of the vapours when they see …
In defence of grammar
In defence of grammar, some quotes and a complete article by the famous language scholar Mario Pei who analyze the importance of grammar for learning a language. The palest ink is better …
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable and uncountable nouns, an article explaining the English grammar of this topic with rules and examples plus the case study analysis of the word Thunder. It is not always obvious whether …
English language idioms
English language idioms, the importance, evolution and linguistic meaning of this fundamental aspect of the American English language for every learners. We often read and hear the phrase “language is a living …