Internet English Resources by Grammarly.com

Hi everyone,

I already used and published many things from Grammarly.com.

As I opened a thread dedicated to other web sites such as EnglishIsFun or Online English Teacher Monika, I'll open a thread dedicated to Grammarly.com to balance (ie a bit of ad for them and no need to give credit every time).

We can get good resources:
- accessing Facebook/Grammarly
- accessing the Web Grammarly.com.

There's also a product to check spelling and grammar on the Internet.

- "way" is an adverb which is very used in American; a synonym is "far" - this one is not well known by average level learners
- "pretty" is an adverb which is very used; however it is not well known by average level learners; attractive is the well known meaning.
Take care of "pretty" as an adverb because it depends on the word (after the adverb), on the tone, on the context and the range of meanings go from rather/almost to very!

Ok "Also Google before the forum"
I have found  and expression with pretty i did not know "Oh, pretty! She spilled her breakfast all over the floor.( super in an ironic way)

gerardM a écrit:

That 's true ! Intelligence makes the most of everything !

What is the 'Oxford comma'?


The 'Oxford comma' is an optional comma before the word 'and' at the end of a list:

We sell books, videos, and magazines.

It's known as the Oxford comma because it was traditionally used by printers, readers, and editors at Oxford University Press.  Not all writers and publishers use it, but it can clarify the meaning of a sentence when the items in a list are not single words:

These items are available in black and white, red and yellow, and blue and green.

The Oxford comma is also known as the 'serial comma'.

gerardM a écrit:

What the hell is it? 

Gérard, here is the explaination I have found in Google for those who don't know( of course ! )

Thanks Muriel, I am too lazy to search: I knew you'd do it for me!

gerardM a écrit:

I am sorry Gérard but I don't understand  

Hi Muriel,

As far as I understand, "Grammarrhea" is a word built with "grammar" and "diarrhea" and I understand poor grammar/shitty grammar.

NB: "diarrhea" is the US spelling, "diarrhoea" is the British one.

Thank you Gérard, I understand now  

Hi Gérard, hi everyone
what five-letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters ? Is it shorten ?

"shorten"?... what are the 2 letters you added to get "shorter"?

> what five-letter word
The response is a five-letter word.
LOL read carefully

Hi Gérard
You add "er" to short and it gets shorter.  It was easy wasn't it ?

gerardM a écrit:

what do you think of that quotation from Mary J. Blige ?

"If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside. Understanding that everything that comes to you is what you are. Everything from friends to boyfriends to the job you get - it's all a direct reflection of what you are on the inside."
--  

"everything that comes to you is what you are" Do you think it's perfectly true ? I agree that when you take a positive look at things, positive things happen to you but is it  always the case ? I am not sure.

Muriel,

MurielB a écrit:Hi Gérard
You add "er" to short and it gets shorter.  It was easy wasn't it ?

Yes indeed. It was not a question as the response was given on the picture.

gerardM a écrit:

What I have found is that "If language is gender biased, it favors a certain gender over another.
·      In the case of English, the particular bias is usually the preference of the masculine over the feminine.
·      At first glance, it would appear that gender bias is built into the English language. Rules of grammar once dictated that we use masculine pronouns (he, his, him, himself) whenever a singular referent is required and we don’t know the gender of the person we’re talking about
·      Though this practice has been changing there are still some words that we use regularly that include the feminine. Consider the following examples: Workmen’s Compensation, mankind, chairman, man-made"

Hi Muriel, hi everyone,

Americans are usually very respectful. They will say "salesperson". If the owner is unkown, Am will say his/her or more often "their" (with a singular).

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gerardM a écrit:

The problem with ebooks is that nobody sees what we are reading

Hi Muriel,

MurielB a écrit:The problem with ebooks is that nobody sees what we are reading

Until you comment.

They are all  very interesting !