English was never the same after the Norman Conquest
'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.
Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'
How to remember which is which
You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.