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Grammar Myths: Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

When Churchill was criticised for ending a sentence with a preposition, he was reported to...

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Word Choice: Which vs. Witch

When two words sound the same, it is easy to mix them up. But since...

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Latin and Greek Plurals

Being stuck in a room with more than one octopus is always worrying. And this...

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Editing vs. Proofreading

Before hiring a proofreader, you need to know what kind of service you want. There...

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Paraphrasing in an Essay

Quoting sources in an essay is a bit like cutting your toenails: useful to do...

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The Backslash and Forward Slash

Today, we’re looking at some oft-overlooked punctuation marks: the backslash and the forward slash. But...

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The Rules of Adjective Order

The Big Bad Wolf is a rule breaker. And not just because of his penchant...

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Word Choice: Brake vs. Break

We’re back in Homophone Corner with two words that sound exactly the same: ‘brake’ and...

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Formatting Titles in Essays

Handling your own headings is one thing, but how should you write the titles of...

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Stop! Why? Because It’s Terminal Punctuation Time.

‘Terminal punctuation’ might sound dangerous (as if commas posed a health risk). But it’s actually...

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Word Choice: Media vs. Mediums

The word ‘medium’ has several meanings. More confusingly still, it also has two distinct plurals...

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Stop Repeating Yourself! A Guide to Redundant Expressions

We all repeat ourselves in conversation now and then. But in writing we have the...

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