But it is not always necessary to use a time expression: 'going to' refers to an unspecified time in the future. I'm going to ...

The futuristic sections of the novel and movie 'Cloud Atlas' have some interesting changes to the English language. (Warner Bros. Pictures) In the futuristic sections of the novel "Cloud Atlas," by ...

The future is now!

This article is excerpted from the new book, "The Language Wars: A History of Proper English" from Farrar, Straus and Girous. No language has spread as widely as English, and it continues to spread.

Here's something to think about as you sip your latté (or your piña colada) while listening to Beyoncé (or Mötley Crüe): Just how important to the English language are accented characters? And will ...

There is no future. Feel free to go back to bed now. You probably think I’m referring to the fact that we recently took a picture of a black hole, or maybe that climate change is happening at such a ...

Boston College’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate program is designed to prepare future English language educators with the essential skills, knowledge, and ...

In the futuristic sections of the novel "Cloud Atlas," by author David Mitchell, there are a few clues to tell readers that those parts aren't set in our own times. There are those perfectly human ...