Nick Shepherd

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The Idiot’s Guide to big grammar items: series 2 – prepositions and expressions of time

Nick Shepherd looks at prepositions and expressions of time

Theyism and atheyism

Nick Shepherd spells out his personal view of a confused area: how to say he/she when you don’t know whether you are talking about a man or a woman.

The Idiot’s Guide to big grammar items Series 2

Nick Shepherd looks at other uses of prepositions.

Odd word pairs

In each issue, we look at two or three pairs of words which cause problems. In this issue, we look at space and room; borrow and lend; and meet and know among others.

The Idiot’s Guide to big grammar items: series 2, part 1

Nick Shepherd discusses multi-word verbs: part 1

Anthimeria and parts of speech

Parts of speech are a way of defining what each word is. But words can do anything. Or can they?

ELFER or SNAC? Which side are you on?

How much should our teaching be based on native speaker norms, and how much on variants? Who owns English? Nick Shepherd wrestles with this thorny question.

Time’s arrow: tenses across time zones

Nick Shepherd demonstrates the role of verb forms that link events together.