26 November 2021: today I have uploaded five more revised units of my Grammar Course (5, 6, 7, 18 and 19)

3 November 2021: I have just uploaded four further revised units of my Grammar Course (3, 4, 16 and 17)

14 October 2021: today I have published my latest blog, ‘A history of Scots since 1603’, which is a companion piece to an earlier blog on the history of Scots, addressing among other issues whether Scots is a separate language; read my blog here

1 October 2021: I have begun to revise my Grammar Course; today I have uploaded the first two revised units (1 and 2)

27 September 2021: today my Level 5 (Upper Intermediate) ESOL class for Edinburgh Council resumed after the summer break, online, on Teams. I was delighted to welcome back two learners from last year and nine new learners.

4 August 2021: today I have published a blog discussing how Multicultural London English is leading changes in contemporary British English, as illustrated by the songs of British rapper Stormzy; read my blog ‘Three Stormzy songs’ here

4 July 2021: today I have published my latest blog, ‘A second test of Grammarly’, which concludes that ‘for a writing assistance tool which has 'grammar' in its name to do so poorly in identifying grammatical mistakes does not suggest it is very effective’: read my blog here 

30 June 2021: today I have published my latest blog which concerns how the language which three Scottish newspapers use to talk about Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP and the case for a second independence referendum reveals their underlying ideology: read it here