Is a difficult task ‘tasking’ or ‘taxing’?

If you have ever used the word ‘tasking’ to replace ‘physically and mentally demanding’, then it’s…

IELTS preparation: The single mistake that ruins everything

If you don’t stop making this mistake like most candidates, you will continue taking the International…

Short lesson: Why you should not use ‘self-acclaimed’

The compound word ‘self-acclaimed’ has been used by some speakers of the English language in place…

amid vs amidst: The difference you should know

Both ‘amid’ and ‘amidst’ are prepositions and they mean the same thing, technically. A preposition is…

Order of adjectives simplified

The arrangement of adjectives has been quite a task for a number of English language users.…

Affordable Ebook for WAEC, IELTS, JAMB, etc: Questions, answers, explanations…

You’ve seen and studied questions/answers books, but would you love to see one with a simplified…

Who exactly is a ‘vulcanizer’?

In Nigeria, ‘vulcanizers’ do general maintenance work on vehicle tyres. They patch up punctured tyres, maintain…

The comma rules you should know

On the one hand, the comma is apparently the most popular punctuation mark in English; on…

Why you shouldn’t say ‘My names are…’

People who say ‘My names are…’ think they know simple grammar than most of us because…

Asking questions: difference between ‘which’ and ‘what’

Both which and what are used to ask questions and might be used interchangeably. However, there’s a…

How to use ‘such as’ correctly

We use ‘such as’ to give an example or examples that corroborate what we’re saying or…

Quotation marks: uses, rules, British/American styles

Quotation marks (inverted commas) are one of the unique punctuation marks in English. They’re generally used…