"By" and "until" both seem to refer to the same thing โ a point up to which something lasts or when an action ends. Be careful, though: while similar, in English they are definitely not the same!ย
Grammar dilemmas: “until” or “by”?
Grammar dilemmas: โin the beginningโ or โat the beginningโ?
A mistake I often hear in conversation classes has to do with the choice of preposition before the nouns 'beginning' and 'end'. Did something something happen โin the beginningโ or โat the beginningโ? And what happened โin the endโ? Or is it โat the endโ?
English verb patterns: gerund or infinitive?
A verb pattern is a grammatical structure that follows a verb in a sentence. In English, there are several different verb patterns, and in this grammar post we'll focus on two of the most common ones: verb + gerund and verb + infinitive. The post includes an online grammar quiz and additional resources.
Confusing words: โbesideโ vs โbesidesโ
The words 'beside' and 'besides' look deceptively similar, but they don't have the same meaning. English language learners often confuse the two, so in this post Iโll explain the difference.
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