If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

Artificial intelligence threatens students’ most basic skills. If they lose their ability to understand what they read, will ...

Conditionals can be confusing, but they don’t have to be! In this lesson, Claire explains the zero, first, second, and third ...

Learn how Americans use the verb have in everyday English! This lesson covers have, has, and had with easy explanations, ...

Without such a framework, the language risks continued fragmentation, inconsistent development, and limited functionality in ...

Asking students to explain how they arrived at an answer is a powerful strategy for making a concept more memorable.

If I had a nickel for every time the words, “I should …” came into my thoughts or speech, I’d have a big ole bucket of coins, especially this time of year. From ghosts, to pumpkins, to gnomes – it’s ...

The hunt has been on to find earlier examples. The OED itself quotes a ghostly story within The Pickwick Papers (1837) for a parallel: ‘He started on the entrance of the stranger, and rose feebly to ...

Even in a fast-changing industry, some concepts — like getting the name of the dog — endure. Poynter first published a list of tips for great journalism about 10 years ago. Those 40 “time-tested tips ...