Many of us oldsters remember being taught in school that there are eight parts of speech, but I find that, when I try to remember what I was taught, I usually come up with nine.  When I look at ...

Creators of the world’s most trusted dictionaries, Oxford University Press, have been busy updating their children’s dictionaries and thesauruses, and the brand new books – for both early and middle ...

Do you know how to make suggestions in English? Learn how to use 'let's', 'might I suggest', 'got to' and the past continuous to make suggestions sound more polite. Listen to Neil and Becca make ...

Fisticuffs, a noun for a physical fight using fists, is commonly used in news and informal conversation. Originating in the 17th century, it describes brief scuffles rather than armed attacks.

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What has happened to proper grammar usage and the proper pronunciation of American English? “Gonna” and “wanna” have replaced ...

Flint provides inline writing feedback based on teacher-configured rubrics and guardrails. You set the boundaries for what AI can and can’t do, which prevents the tool from writing for students.

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A professor at the National Institute for the Deaf is rolling out an artificial intelligence tool to help bridge language learning gaps between American Sign Language and English.

An AI gamification manager shares how she went from a contract executive assistant at Microsoft to an AI gamification product manager.