Monthly Archives: June 2015

Gove on grammar, again

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Carmen Ebner

The former Education Secretary Michael Gove, who has been appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Justice, has been criticised for ‘patronising’ civil servants with his take on grammar. As an English graduate from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Gove is known not … Continue reading →

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Literally, too big a fuss about nothing – the latest English Today interactive feature

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Viktorija Kostadinova

The sixth installment in the Bridging the Unbridgeable series of interactive features was published in the June 2015 issue of the English Today journal. In this feature, we ask readers to contribute to investigating the issue of the non-literal, intensifier use of … Continue reading →

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How many English usage guides are there?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

This is an important question in the context of this project, but it will be one that I have come to decide is impossible to answer. Unfortunately, and (perhaps, for some) frustratingly so. One important tool (or so I thought originally) … Continue reading →

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Question for Bryan Garner

Posted on June 2, 2015 by BtU Admin

Bryan Garner’s Dictionary of Modern American Usage contains a lengthy list of works dealing with English usage, studies as well as usage guides. Very useful for our project! There is one item which I can’t quite classify offhand as belonging to either … Continue reading →

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