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“There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this: never get between these people when drink has…
February 26, 2021
There’s clearly something special about the University of Oxford. Let’s take a look at Oxford in the 20th century. 9 of the 19 Prime Ministers…
February 22, 2021
Many of us learn English primarily for work purposes, and yet business English doesn’t often feature in school curricula. You’ll probably have studied English poetry,…
February 22, 2021
You wouldn’t have thought that essays have much in common with creative writing. Creative writing, by definition, involves being ‘creative’: making things up, letting your…
February 21, 2021
When you first start to realise that your child is brighter than their peers – whether it’s hitting developmental milestones early, or reaching for toys…
February 21, 2021
At school, you don’t often get the opportunity to choose the format in which you answer a question. You’ll usually be told whether you should…
February 21, 2021
About the AuthorStephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at…
February 20, 2021
Getting to grips with the best of English-language literature can be hard for those learning English as a foreign language. We’ve provided a list of…
February 20, 2021
As with any other country, we Brits are subject to our fair share of cultural stereotypes. While, to a greater or lesser degree, there’s an…
February 20, 2021
About the Author Stephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama…
February 19, 2021
You take many more GCSEs than A-levels, and you’ll be glad to learn that this means it’s much easier to choose. The idea of GCSEs…
February 19, 2021
About the AuthorStephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at…
February 18, 2021
For many people, exams are almost custom-designed to be unpleasant. You’re under heaps of pressure. You need to relax in order to focus on doing…
February 18, 2021
One of the enjoyable challenges you’ll face as you become increasingly familiar with English is reading some of the great works of literature written in…
February 18, 2021
Reading through job descriptions can start to feel like playing buzzword bingo. It can seem like every employer is looking for the same ideal employee,…
February 17, 2021
We are so used to living in a world of incredible engineering feats that sometimes we forget how much effort it took to get here.…
February 17, 2021
How many times have you watched the news, or picked up a newspaper, and automatically accepted that what’s being reported is completely impartial, and therefore…
February 15, 2021
It may seem unfair, but much of the time what you say doesn’t matter nearly so much as how you say it. Think about a…
February 15, 2021
The classic novels on this list are my (non-exhaustive) selection of ‘must-read’ books for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of English literature.…
February 14, 2021
One aspect of English you possibly haven’t thought about yet is how to communicate appropriately in formal written situations, such as letters. This is a…
February 14, 2021
