"English" Blogs & Blog Posts

There is a Royal Order of Adjectives, and you follow it without knowing what it is—a particular sequence to use when more than one adjective precedes a noun. There are exceptions, of course, because English is three languages in a trenchcoat. ̵...

Filed under: Automotive History,Convertible,Performance,Classics Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1960 Triumph TR3A Junkyard Gem: 1960 Triumph TR3A originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:10:00 EST. Please see ou...

This American moved and is living in Mexico. He says he wants newer expats to be more aware of things they can do to stop the negative effects of gentrification.

Firstly, allow me to apologize for the headline. Nauseating, isn't it? I know it isn't funny and I know it isn't clever. I just couldn't resist. I have already turned myself into the Apostrophe Protection Society for re-education at grammar camp. ...

A distinctive feature of English (and the English) is that it, and they, grōwan their glamour through appropriation and assimilation. Even successful invaders end up feeling thoroughly shaken down. But what if it had been left to its own devices, a...

The older you get, the more you realize that facts aren't nearly as fixed as you thought they were. For decades Pluto was a planet. However, if you were part of the generation that ingested that tidbit during grade school and recited it today, everyo...

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