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Peculiar Punctuation: What on Earth Is the Interrobang?
Full stops? Meh. Commas? Boring. The semicolon? Get with the scene, grandad! We’re hipsters, so...
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Word Choice: Plane vs. Plain
‘Plane’ and ‘plain’ are a tricky word pair. These terms are pronounced the same but...
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A Guide to the Ampersand (&)
Today is National Ampersand Day. Why has someone dedicated an entire day to the ‘&’...
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Is It Ever OK to Use Jargon? 5 Top Tips on Technical Language
Technical jargon is fine for those who understand the terminology. But what if your clients...
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Writing Tips: Word Variation
Do you ever find yourself using the same word over and over? Writing this blog,...
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How to Write Temperatures in a Document
Temperatures can present problems when writing an essay or research paper. Do you write them...
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Word Choice: Naval vs. Navel
Are you at sea? Or are you in the centre of someone’s belly? You’d have...
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5 Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is the undisputed champion of modern word processing. Sure, some Apple fans are...
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Word Choice: Bazaar vs. Bizarre
Did 1990s New Zealand band OMC achieve their only hit with a song about a...
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Know Your Prepositions! (As, At and By)
Picking the right preposition can be tricky. After all, there are so many to choose...
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Word Choice: Made vs. Maid
The title of the 2002 Jennifer Lopez romcom Maid in Manhattan is a pun. Not...
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Word Choice: Reluctant vs. Reticent
‘Reluctant’ and ‘reticent’ are both adjectives that mean ‘unwilling’. They also look similar written down,...
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