Mind Our English

MIND OUR ENGLISH

Articles from Sept 2010

Sep 30: To, toward, towards

The difference between towards, toward and to.

Sep 24: Lingering over lingerie?

Rambling through the quagmire that is English spelling and pronunciation.

Sep 23: Religious teacher

Your questions answered by FADZILAH AMIN

Sep 17: Crack this

NITHYA SIDHHU can still remember a girl in her class whom they used to call “cracko”. Thinking of her, the word cracko came back. Was the nickname a legally allowed expression or had they made it up to reflect this girl’s way of doing things that were out of the ordinary?

Sep 16: Status in the plural

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED By FADZILAH AMIN

Sep 15: Asking for payment

Remain professional and polite when dealing with tardy clients.

Sep 10: Is ours -our or -or?

Exploring words that have the terminal element -our or -or, and the derivatives therefrom.

Sep 9: Removing your cousin

Your Questions Answered by FADZILAH AMIN.

Sep 9: More on proximity

From Fadzilah Amin.

Sep 9: Short of space?

From Anuradha Nathan.

Sep 8: How far do we go?

To describe or to prescribe, that is the question linguists and users have to face when dealing with language.

Sep 2: Common usage vs consistency

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED by Fadzilah Amin

Sep 2: Proximity rules

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