In English we say “everything that …”, for example “not everything we want can be bought”, and it is similar in some other languages, for example German. In English, however, we literally say “everything that …” (“all that”) and the “what” variant is wrong. For example, the saying “not all gold is gold that glitters” […]

The order of words in questions in English is different from the order of words in subordinate clauses (i.e. sentences starting with expressions like “the place where …”, “the time when …”, “the man who …”, etc.). This often causes problems for students because both types of sentences typically begin with the same words (“where”, […]

Both words, effect and affect, can be used as a verb and as a noun. But if you found this page through a search engine, it is almost certain that if you want to use a noun, it will be “effect”, e.g. It has a negligible effect on me. And if you want to use […]

These four terms often confuse people because we translate them all into English with the word “period”, but the difference is actually quite simple. A period at the end of a sentence is called a period in American English and a full stop in British English, even when we pronounce it for emphasis – for […]