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Spelling Tips: Impolite or Unpolite?

‘Impolite’ and ‘unpolite’ are two words with the same meaning. And both can be found...

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Word Choice: Banned vs. Band

The words ‘banned’ and ‘band’ sound the same but have different meanings. As they are...

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Word Choice: Meditation vs. Mediation

The words ‘meditation’ and ‘mediation’ look and sound similar, but they mean different things. To...

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Punctuation Tips: Using Commas in Numbers

While commas are often used to separate words, phrases or clauses in a sentence, they...

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Never Forget: 5 Phrases for World Elephant Day

Today, 12 August, is World Elephant Day. And in honour of these magnificent endangered animals,...

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Word Choice: Serial vs. Cereal

‘Serial’ and ‘cereal’ are homophones: i.e. words that sound the same but differ in meaning...

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Writing Tips: Indigenous People or Indigenous Peoples?

It’s important to use the correct terminology when writing about racial and ethnic identity. And...

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Word Choice: Guessed vs. Guest

The words ‘guessed’ and ‘guest’ sound quite similar, but they are spelled differently. Since these...

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Spelling Tips: Flyer or Flier?

What is the difference between the words ‘flyer’ and ‘flier’? Is it just a matter...

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Idiom Tips: Bury the Lede or Bury the Lead?

‘Bury the lede’ and ‘bury the lead’ are both acceptable ways to spell the same...

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Word Choice: Vial vs. Vile

The words ‘vial’ and ‘vile’ are homophones: words that sound the same but have different...

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When to Capitalise Job Titles in Writing

Should it be ‘President Biden’ or ‘president Biden’? Is the ‘social worker’ coming to the...

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