Today’s Grammar Time is going to explore what irony is. Perhaps you’ve heard the song “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette. In the song, Alanis gives examples of things that are ironic, such as “rain on your wedding day,” “a no-smoking sign […]
Today’s Grammar Time often strikes fear in the hearts of foreign-language students: the subjunctive mood. If you took a foreign language in high school or college, then you likely have not-so-fond memories of learning about the subjunctive mood, but there’s […]
For today’s Grammar Time, we’re going over the slight nuances between the types of regions and how they should or shouldn’t be capitalized. So, what’s “true north” when it comes to capitalizing directional words? That depends on whether it’s actually […]
Welcome back to Grammar Time! Today we’ll be going over split infinitives. So, what is an infinitive and how do you split it? What is an infinitive? An infinitive is the basic form of a verb. It’s generally unattached to […]
At the end of the day, many of us love a good cliché. When your back is against the wall, a well chosen cliché can help you convince someone to see the light (or so you think). The secrets of […]