If one intends to dredge up the archaic grammar of Early Modern English for the sake of whimsy, as in the headline on Kathleen Parker's April 21 op-ed column, "Whither the wife goest," one should ...

Isn’t it fun to run into seemingly outdated language during the holiday season? It’s the equivalent of having a herald show up at your door with a written proclamation on ...

Helping students put archaic English grammar rules under a magnifying glass should be one of the tasks entrusted to us as educators. Mo Reddad is a lecturer at I-Shou University’s department of ...

The case of an august part of old English grammar being regarded as a vulgar American import is an odd one. Writers of usage guides have tended to be a conservative lot.

Mea Culpa: he looketh up some archaic English word endings Our resident pedant John Rentoul casts his eye over the past week’s Independent coverage Sunday 01 September 2024 06:00 BST ...