Rules designed to foster civility, instill respect and help create a formal distinction between student and teacher ...

In a bid to improve student behaviour in Quebec schools, new rules are now in effect requiring students to use formal ...

A recent study from the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University — called The Formality Effect — is providing a new perspective on effective government communications. The main finding is that ...

It's not only important to learn how to use the English language, it is also important to learn the differences between formal and informal English so you sound appropriate. Read on to learn more.

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

If you asked me to identify the most clichéd sentence in on-the-job writing, that sentence would be my nominee. Yes, it's common. Yes, it's handy. Yes, it's readily understood. (And no, this column ...