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5 Top Tips for Writing Clear Instructions
Instructions need to be easy to follow if they’re going to be useful. But how...
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Word Choice: Our vs. Hour
The words ‘our’ and ‘hour’ sound the same but have very different meanings. And to...
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5 Fictional Swear Words and Why They Work
There are times you might need to invent a curse word in creative writing. You...
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Spelling Tips: Cannot, Can Not or Can’t?
Is the proper way to write ‘can’t’ in full ‘cannot’ (one word) or ‘can not’...
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Word Choice: Heard vs. Herd
The words ‘heard’ and ‘herd’ sound identical and look similar written down. But these words...
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5 English Words with Origins in African Languages
February is Black History Month in the USA and Canada. To celebrate, we’ve taken a...
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Word Choice: Aisle vs. Isle
‘Aisle’ and ‘isle’ sound almost identical. But these words differ completely in meaning (and one...
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Using Articles (A, An, The) Before Acronyms and Initialisms
Acronyms (e.g. NASA, UNESCO) and initialisms (e.g. FBI, BBC) are common in writing. But when...
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5 More Spelling Memory Aids You Need to Know
Previously, we did a post on five helpful spelling mnemonics (i.e. memory aids). But we...
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Word Choice: Cue vs. Queue
The words ‘cue’ and ‘queue’ sound the same, but these are very different terms! To...
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Idiom Tips: Another Think Coming or Another Thing Coming?
You may have seen the phrases ‘another think coming’ and ‘another thing coming’ used in...
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Word Choice: Idle vs. Idol
When spoken, ‘idle’ and ‘idol’ sound very similar. But these words differ in spelling and...
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