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What Is a Leap Year? An Etymological Perspective

February usually has 28 days. But here we are on the 29th of February because...

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Literary Misquotes: 5 Famous Lines Everyone Gets Wrong

Some quotes are so good they enter the popular consciousness. You don’t have to be...

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Word Choice: Leant vs. Lent

‘Leant’ and ‘lent’ sound identical. They’re also both past tense verbs. As a result, it’s...

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5 Spelling Mnemonics to Help You Get Tricky Words Right

With silent letters and homophones to confuse things, English spelling can be difficult. To help...

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Word Choice: Allude vs. Elude

‘Allude’ and ‘elude’ sound alike, but using the wrong one could change the meaning of...

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Burned vs. Burnt (And Other Verbs that Can End ‘-ed’ or ‘-t’)

‘Burned’ and ‘burnt’ differ in spelling, but do they differ in meaning? The short answer...

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5 Tips on How to Write About Food

Like food? Like writing? Then why not combine the two! Food and drink blogging is...

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A Bear of Very Many Words: Winnie-the-Pooh in the Dictionary

Did you know that today, 18 January, was author A. A. Milne’s birthday? To mark...

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Word Choice: Wave vs. Waive

The words ‘wave’ and ‘waive’ sound identical. And to make matters more confusing, ‘wave’ has...

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Overused Words: Synonyms for ‘Important’?

‘Important’ is a very useful word. But if you use it too often, your writing...

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Grammar Tips: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

A verb is a word that denotes an action (e.g. run, jump, kick) or state...

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers

Happy New Year! We hope you have big plans for 2020, including for your writing....

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