It's a wild grammatical moose chase. Rebecca C. Photography The English language doesn’t always abide by its own rules. It’s a giant melting pot of etymologies, sourcing itself from all over the world ...

Do you know how we can turn a singular noun into a plural noun? The solution is simple. Just add an '-s' at the end of the word, and whoosh, the job is done. The word 'house' becomes 'houses', 'word' ...

The word ‘plural’ comes from the Old French ‘plurel’ which means ‘more than one’. A noun is a word used to identify something.There are a lot of nouns.There are many patterns to look out for when you ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Forming a plural is pretty easy, right? You just add an “s” to something. Unless, of course, it’s a word that already ends ...

Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about English grammar and usage — most of which I promptly forgot. And not for lack of use. Every day I apply what I’ve learned to catch and fix writers’ mistakes.