Nick Shepherd

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.