Tag Archives: Paul Brians

New interface for oldest (?) language advice website

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Ingrid Tieken

Common Errors in English is a website that has been up and running since March 1997, as its maker, Paul Brians, told me. Does that make it the oldest language advice website that has been about? Quite possibly It has … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Paul Brians!

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Ingrid Tieken

This year, it has been twenty years since Paul Brians first published his website Common Errors in English Usage online. The late 1990s were early days for internet usage advice, so congratulations, Paul! It seemed a good idea to publish … Continue reading →

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We’re/were: huh?

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Ingrid Tieken

Recently, one of my English Facebook friends wrote that she and her family had just survived a very cold May Bank Holiday weekend camping with snow on the hills. “We’re you in a caravan?” one of her friends asked. We’re … Continue reading →

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Ingrid Tieken interviewed by Paul Brians

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

Last week, Paul Brians interviewed Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade about her work in the Bridging the Unbridgeable project and about the book she is writing on usage guides as a text type. A podcast of the interview was published on … Continue reading →

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