Monthly Archives: December 2014

2014’s most remarkable events in prescriptivism

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

It’s new year’s eve, and time to look back on the year that is almost behind us! Several remarkable events happened this year, events that we all reported on in this blog. First there was the new edition of Sir … Continue reading →

Posted in announcement | Tagged CIA, English Today, HUGE database, Rebecca Gowers, Sir Ernest Gowers, Steven Pinker | Leave a comment

There is a new video about creating the HUGE database on our YouTube channel. Watch it here.

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Robin Straaijer | Leave a comment

Season’s Greetings and other seasonal pitfalls

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Carmen Ebner

Christmas is getting closer and the preparations for the festive season are well under way. If you think that pedants and sticklers will grant you some sort of Christmas amnesty, you are most probably wrong. For them the Christmas season … Continue reading →