Betsy in Albany had a great question about "I" versus "me." Consider the sentence: "John's hidden agenda was to make George and I say nice things about him." Should that "I" be "me"? Advertisement ...

There’s a difference between me and I. In casual conversation, most people I know don’t worry too much about sounding proper. They don’t bother with “whom.” They say, “There’s a lot of people here” ...

An essential relative clause provides necessary, defining information about the noun. On the other hand, non‐ essential relative clauses provide additional, non‐necessary information about the noun.

I fielded a question recently about one of my favorite subjects: “whomever.” Here’s the email: “Normally I have no difficulty with who/whom. I do when it comes to a sentence like ‘Give it to ...

WE have already reviewed four reference word strategies, or the use of specific grammatical devices that allow us to clarify and enliven our spoken or written prose and to avoid unnecessarily ...

In English there are four words for the third person singular personal pronoun. In te reo, there's no distinction. Martin De Ruyter / Stuff COLUMN: In contemporary English there are four different ...