Clarifying misconceptions 釐清常見誤解

日常練習 📖:加入更多資訊的名詞組

用最近的例子看看被「截短」了的關係子句

"Fussy" vs. "fuzzy"... vs. "cosy"/"cozy" 🤔😭

更多英文串字 ↔ 發音對應惱人的例子

"Nonchalant" 和 "Charlotte" 🇫🇷

另一個英文書寫方式「不透明」的例子

另一種製造新字的過程:If There's No "Forever" ♾️

Words can take on new grammatical roles as language changes

☝🏻 "Caveat": Ms. Charlotte Academy 每日一字 ⭐️

Another example of how there can be little correspondence between English spelling and English phonemes

💡 Subjunctive 文法語氣在現今英文中有甚麼角色?

"Subjunctive" is not a consistent grammatical mood in English anymore

英文程度不低,為甚麼寫普通句子時仍然會犯錯?

Systematic learning helps you avoid avoidable mistakes

八年來,謝謝你一直跟我一起「開燈」學英文 💡

I am as passionate about what I do as ever!

-tion 和 -ing:兩者都是名詞字尾,組成的名詞意思上有甚麼分別?💡

"Amelioration" vs. "ameliorating"

發音知識小測試:你分得到 “rates” 和 “raids” 嗎?

Vowel clipping (母音斬短)是關於英文發音很實用的知識

"The door is closed" 🚪:同一表面句子可以有不同結構解讀

"Cultural trades* ❌":不理解英文字尾清濁子音發音分別造成的錯誤 💡

Syllables ending in voiced consonants are fuller in length; those ending in unvoiced consonants are "clipped"

"Except" vs. "accept"

我為甚麼不用 complement 這個功能標籤? (其中一個原因)

↺ Grammar is "recursive" 文法結構是有「遞迴性」的 ↺

🏡 "Home":「家」或「在家 / 向家」

There is a noun version and an adverb version of the word "home"

你從不知道你從不知道的⋯ 🎶🍂

Language is "recursive." What does that mean?

"Like drinking..." vs. "like to drink..."?💡

每個動詞在表達每個意思時,都有一套特定結構需求

"Oxen" 和 "mice" 不是英文眾數名詞字形的「例外」

I don't like it when common explanations of grammatical phenomena turn the actual logic upside-down

建立文法框架是為了有系統地整理知識

🐝 Spelling Bee 是反映英文串字系統不透明的遊戲 🤣

Can you spell "syzygy"?

"Present" 和 "past" participle 很有誤導性 🤷🏻‍♀️

These are "non-finite" forms and decidedly do not have tense

同一表面詞序,也可以有不同的結構解讀 💡

But there is always just one intended meaning, of course

英文和中文子句規範的最大差別

What's the biggest grammatical difference between English and Chinese?

你該擔心的真正文法 (🆚不用擔心的人為標準)

(What linguists call) grammar vs. prescriptive "standards"