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4 Reasons Your Business Needs a Proofreader
Small details can be crucial in business writing. But when you’ve got a lot on...
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How to Self-Publish an Ebook
Not interested in the hassle of dealing with publishers? Then maybe you should publish your...
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Word Choice: Allusion vs. Illusion
The words ‘allusion’ and ‘illusion’ are both nouns. They’re also similarly spelled, with only the...
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The Basics of Grammatical Person (First, Second and Third Person)
As proofreaders, we could describe ourselves as ‘grammatical people’. We don’t, though, because ‘grammatical person’...
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Word Choice: Flammable vs. Inflammable
Usually our Word Choice blog posts cover terms that seem similar but have different uses....
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Word Choice: Dissatisfied vs. Unsatisfied
Both ‘dissatisfied’ and ‘unsatisfied’ mean ‘not satisfied’. However, these words are not interchangeable and actually...
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Word Choice: Half vs. Halve
It is understandable that people get ‘half’ and ‘halve’ mixed up. These terms are related...
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Word Choice: Lose vs. Loose
The English language is often mysterious. Why, for instance, would the ‘-o-’ in ‘lose’ and...
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How to Write an Executive Summary
Many business plans and reports include an executive summary of the overall document. But when...
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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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