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Some of my least favourite words

Kids at school use the word ‘verse’ all the time, as in “Australia is going to verse the world in cricket.” I understand where this come from – it seems to make sense if you can say that the game is...

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"Do’s and Don’ts"

That may well be one of the most annoying phrases – at least in its written form. 1. It’s got an apostrophe in the wrong place! My bete noir if ever there was one! 2. It’s not even internally...

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Grammar Nazi

I am one. Which begs the question, why am I an English teacher? Anyway, thought I’d share a few gems. Favourite spelling mistake: gorn. As in, “He was gorn!” Favourite grammar mistake: learn’t. As in...

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