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Cardinal vs. Ordinal Numbers (Knowing the Difference)
Numbers can be tricky things. So, when people start throwing around words like ‘cardinal numbers’...
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Word Choice: Hung vs. Hanged
Mixing up ‘hung’ and ‘hanged’ is quite a common error, even among native English speakers....
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Formatting Tips: Adding Emphasis in Writing
There are many ways to add emphasis IN writing. But unless you know which style...
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Your Guide to Self-Editing: 4 Top Tips
If you’ve ever written something that was perfect after the first draft, congratulations: you are...
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Word Choice: Any More vs. Anymore
We’ve noticed the term ‘anymore’ popping up in documents a lot these days. However, this...
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NaNoWriMo – The 5 Things to Do Next
It is the end of November. That means two things: We can start panicking about...
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Spelling Tips: Variant Spellings
Were we paranoid, we’d suspect someone had designed the English language to be infuriating. After...
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Vocabulary Tips: Collective Nouns
Can a word be both singular and plural? If you’re asking about collective nouns, the...
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Spelling Tips: What Are Diacritics?
If you’re a native English speaker, you might think we’re okay with only 26 letters....
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Word Choice: Bought vs. Brought
We love a good ‘bring-and-buy’ sale (along with car boots and flea markets; any excuse...
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Vocabulary Tips: Alternatives to ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’
‘Good’ is the most common adjective in the English language. ‘Bad’, meanwhile, is number 23...
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Word Choice: Passed vs. Past
We’ve been campaigning to have homophones banned. After all, spelling is tricky enough as it...
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