Eats, shoots and leaves
This bestseller from 2004 become an instant success. Almost everyone has a copy of the book by Lynne Truss at home or at work, but did they ever read it? Find out who dared give it a savage review, and why.

The Economist style guide
Does the team from the Economist deliver the same level of in-depth analysis in this book on English style as it does in the leading weekly?

The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language
It may be thick, but just how well does this all-encompassing book on everything do do with the English language really stack up?

English grammar for English speakers

Scared of grammar?

Transitive, intransitive, past participles and split infinitives. If you are like most people, you wouldn't bet all your money on knowing the exact meaning of any or all of these terms.
 
Admittedly, English grammar might be one of the duller subjects of life, and quite frankly, why should it be exciting? But, I say this because there is a difference between linguistic grammar and 'good grammar'. Serious grammar – knowing the Latin terms describing how language is strung together – is better left for linguists, while 'good grammar' is obeying socialised pressure to use language in a certain (read: 'correct') way.
 
The chances are high that you are visiting this site for the latter reason. You'd like some 'help' with your English even though you speak it fluently. Either that or you are interested in learning more about English simply to improve your English, but are put off by a terminology that you don't understand and don't necessarily want to know about.
 
The good news is: if you already speak English then you already know a lot about its grammar. We use grammar every day, without thinking about it. As long as you manage to get most of your words out in a coherent manner and use words that people understand, you already quite familiar with English grammar. The point of this section is to take a closer look at some of the so-called problem areas of English grammar, which is invariably going to be a question of style. While there are certain rules to English grammar, they aren't always ones that you might expect.

How is this different from the usage section of this site? The usage definitions are kept brief to maximise space and give you the answer you are looking for quickly and easily. The articles posted here will go into more detail and give you background information about some of they little-known (to a majority of speakers, at least) grey areas of the English language. Hopefully they will arouse in you more of an interest in the language as well as give you confidence in using it.

What is meant by 'good grammar'?
If you already speak English, the good news is that you don't really need that much help with your grammar. Here's why.
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