In the day and age that we live in, proper English spelling and grammar seem to have taken a backseat for students. With internet lingo and texting ruling the hearts and minds of youngsters, learning ...

Take a look at the following English words: butcher, squirrel, mortgage, and choir. Does something seem off about them? At one point in time, the words move and love rhymed. So did blood, good, and ...

Every year some bright-eyed, sharp-tongued high school student wins the National Spelling Bee by spelling an improbable and rarely used word. Every year, too, my teenage college students can`t spell ...

Today Sam will plow through the city’s rough boroughs in search of artisanal cookie dough, even though he ought to stay home to nurse his cough. What’s wrong with that picture? Seven words containing ...

In the past 25 years, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and the occasional grousing older brother or sister have increasingly accompanied children on tricycles, bicycles, scooters, foot or in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

If you're a kid learning how to write, or an adult speaker of a language with sensible spelling, English spelling can seem like a cruel prank. And even if you're a completely literate adult native ...

A common question among learners of English is: when do I use ‘z’ or ‘s’ in words? One way to understand this is to learn the differences between Australian, British and American spelling. Let's take ...