Origin of the English Language

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XIV: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Beginning, Different Sources and The Present The English language is the tongue now current in England and her colonies throughout the world and also throughout the greater part of the United States of America. It sprang from the German tongue spoken … Read more

English Authors and English Literature

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XV: MASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF LITERATURE Great Authors, Classification and The World’s Best Books. The Bible is the world’s greatest book. Apart from its character as a work of divine revelation, it is the most perfect literature extant. Leaving out the Bible the three … Read more

Funny Quizzes

Each quiz is based on real English mistakes Everyone learning a new language will make many mistakes. This is a natural, necessary part of the learning process. One of my students had a great way of looking at mistakes. She said that anyone trying to learn English probably has to make about half a million … Read more