Tag Archives: Michael Gove

Would your mum understand?

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Carmen Ebner

In the past few months, Education Secretary Michael Gove, a former journalist, has hit the front page with his plans to introduce new grammar and spelling tests in UK schools. Now he is back in the headlines: “Would your mum … Continue reading →

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Grammar: Days and Tests

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Cynthia Lange

Earlier this month, March fourth to be precise, National Grammar Day was celebrated in the U.S. I like to think was the impetus for many dinners of punctuation-meatloaf (or walnut loaf for the veggie punctuation partiers among us). The day … Continue reading →