Grammar - ways to remember tricker stuff...

[User163639]

I loved the apostrophe thread.

Can we all pitch in some grammar rules that are often forgotten?!

I struggle with whose and who’s etc...educate me?

On the a / an question it's about the first sound in the word that comes after. If it's a vowel sound use 'an' and if not use 'a'. It's 'h' words that seem to give people the most trouble.

So it's:

An apple
A banana
A hotel
An hour (as the first sound is ow)

Language teacher here, raised by a grammar pendant

Oops!

@lazylinguist🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ Clearly haven’t mastered the art of effective proof-reading, however! 😂

My mnemonic for diarrhoea is one I got from Mumsnet:

Doesn't It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle