Category: Grammar

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  4 Sep 2018

  Contronyms – a word that is its own opposite

  Have you ever seen a word in English and thought ‘I know what that means!’ only to realise that it was being used to mean the exact opposite? If so, you have encountered something known as a contronym. What are contronyms? According to Oxford, a contronym is: A word with two opposite meanings, e.g. sanction (which…

• 8 Aug 2018

  Great Green Dragon – English Adjective Order

  Have you ever wondered why ‘a red, large coat’ just doesn’t sound quite right in English? Did you know that in English, we have a preference for adjective order? This is especially true when they go before a noun? If you aren’t a native speaker, how can you become used to certain adjectives going in…