The Sciolist of English Grammar

I know it has been awhile so I shall try to catch up. Yes, it's been one and a half years since I last wrote in this blog. It seems as t...

Here are some good examples of the subjunctive in English that I have found on the Internet. Who says the subjunctive is dead? Examples: It ...

The Drunken Fisherman It is not a mystery that poems elicit different feelings and images from people of all ages, races, and creeds. It is ...

There is a big reason that I talk about the subjunctive and indicative moods in English a lot. It's not that I just want to talk about ...

I believe I have talked about the predicate nominative before, but if I recall correctly, it was just an excursive, cursory explanation of i...

The Wife's Lament The Middle Ages began around A.D. 500 and was a period of time that existed in Europe between Classical Antiquity and ...

The Hug In every work, the reader looks at it and must infer what the author is trying to say. Usually, the reader incorporates his own poli...