Try explaining why using “had had” or “that that” can be grammatically correct. For examples: “The woman had had a bad day,” and “I can see that that bothers you.” Go ahead. I’ll wait. This week I tried to explain this to my English as a Foreign Language student, and instead simply gave more examples […]
I used to teach writing, and I pushed that grammar boulder uphill every day. Many students would ask why the rules were what they were, and I didn’t always have an answer. Sometimes the answer was ‘just because,’ which is not satisfying in the least. Occasionally I came up with creative and amusing examples to […]
Snowbird of Paradise 