Does grammar matter?

Does grammar matter?

As a pronunciation coach, I’m often approached by native speakers who are convinced that they need to ‘lose’ their regional accent because it’s holding them back either socially or vocationally. This presents me with a bit of quandary and shines a light on our...
What about the ‘unknown-knowns’?

What about the ‘unknown-knowns’?

  It’s always nice to discover that we’re more intelligent than we give ourselves credit for, isn’t it?  And amongst those many unknown knowns that you have mastered without realising it, is the unique ability to rank adjectives in a specific order when...