During my first visit to London in 2008, when I was the editor of the English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme (ELTeCS) India and Sri Lanka e-newsletter, I along with some of my friends from the ...

The origins of English expressions are often obscure and require deep linguistic and documentary research to be explained. Being phrases, not single words, their intrinsic meanings can be ...

Dictionary.com has an interesting slide show of 9 popular expressions in English that are direct, unidiomatic translations from several languages. Linguists call direct translations "calques" or loan ...

Wrong: This problem concerns you and I. You and me can do it. The food is for you and I. The issue is between you and I. You and me will meet tomorrow.

Recently while at a cafe, I heard a young man use the expression ‘to cover one’s ass’ in his conversation with his friend: A: She is trying to find fault with me though I haven’t done anything wrong.

Written expression is a difficult task in any language. Why? Many of us rarely write after finishing formal education. We spend our time talking to clients, presenting at meetings, crunching numbers, ...