Ways to Say 'Goodbye' It is never easy to say goodbye, but at least in English, we have many ways to do so. For my final Everyday Grammar, I want to share the many ways to say goodbye in English. There are polite or formal ways. There are also ways w...
A Trip Around the World Pack your bags, make sure your travel documents are in order. Today we are taking a trip around the world if only in our imagination. For this Everyday Grammar lesson, we will leave behind our grammar books. We will instead lo...
Population, Overpopulation, Underpopulation Imagine you want to talk about the people in your country or in the world. In other words, you want to talk about a population. How might you do so? In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore the noun pop...
Language and Mental Health In recent years, more and more people have been talking about mental health. The pandemic made many people feel isolated or alone. The isolation caused some people to struggle more with their mental health. Different countr...
Personification, Adjectives in 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Many Americans have returned to work or school as the holiday season comes to an end. Some traveled far to be with loved ones for Christmas and New Year's Day. Last month, we looked at the...
The Grammar of Share: Social, Economic Uses Consider a time when you heard or read news about business, investments, or politics. Now consider a happy time when you gathered with friends or family. You ate food, had something to drink, and perhaps sm...