I guess some users of the English language have what I will call ‘respect’ for certain words. So, whenever they are using the terms, they try to demonstrate this by all means. One easy way they do so ...

A noun is a thing, e.g. cat, room, exam. Most of the time, we can talk about how many of these things we have: Bobby has three cats at home! It’s amazing how many rooms are empty in our school. I have ...

When we use an abstract uncountable noun to make a general statement, we don’t use the. When we use an abstract uncountable noun to refer to a specific example of a noun, we use the before the noun.

Sometimes a noun looks like it should be plural when it isn’t. Chances are that this noun is called a mass noun. Mass nouns are nouns that, by their very nature, are plural. These are also called ...

The question above emanated from some comments that greeted a recent observation by Lagos-based media executive, Bamidele Johnson. In a Facebook post, he had reminded his friends – and foes – that ...