7 INSANE Grammar Rules from the DARK SIDE of the ENGLISH Language

Get my book: Middlechester Chronicles and the Story of Idioms: A witty and satirical look at 347 English idioms and their origins told through stories To read the first chapter free and purchase the book go to www.aunty.co.uk === In this video we look at some of the more unusual rules of English grammar that you will (almost) certainly not know. Why do some fish have a plural ending in S and some don't. What's the difference between the hyphen the en-dash and the em-dash? What's the collective nouns for tigers? When do we use the Latin Genitive in English? All will be revealed and more in this journey to the dark side of English. if you are (like me) something of a geek then I'm sure you'll enjoy this video. If you are looking for more traditional videos on English grammar then you can find many elsewhere on this channel Intermediate and advanced English lessons with subtitles on our youtube channel. Brought to you by LetThemTalk language school in Paris (and sometimes London). We go deeper Subscribe here http://www.youtube.com/user/letthemta...