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New Year’s Eve Etymology: Hogmanay and Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year, everyone! But how does a proofreader celebrate the last day of the...

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5 Tips on How to Write a Review

While there is plenty of interesting feedback online, writing a review is a skill. But...

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Word Choice: Grizzly, Grisly or Gristly?

Things could turn ‘grisly’ if you disturb a ‘grizzly’, and then you have to hope...

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Word Choice: Mince vs. Mints

Happy Christmas! Our present to you? Some homophones! What do you mean you wanted a...

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7 English Words that Come from Hebrew

To mark the start of Hanukkah, we’re taking a look at how Hebrew has influenced...

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Word Choice: Sea vs. See

Are you all at sea over word choice? That’s understandable, as English has plenty of...

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Monkeying Around: 5 Phrases for World Monkey Day

Having a monkey on your back sounds scary, but luckily idioms aren’t literal! And since...

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OK vs. Okay (What They Mean and When to Use Them)

It’s time to think about ‘OK’. No, not the USPS code for Oklahoma. We mean...

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When to Use the At Symbol (@) in Writing

In an age of email, you might see the ‘at symbol’ (or ‘at sign’) every...

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Word Choice: Threw vs. Through

‘Threw’ and ‘through’ might sound the same, but these words have entirely different meanings. So,...

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Word Choice: Sew, Sow or So?

Despite sounding identical, the words ‘sew’, ‘sow’ and ‘so’ have completely different meanings. As a...

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Word Choice: Ton vs. Tonne

We have a ton of proofreading to do right now! Or should that be a...

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