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Word Choice: Nauseous vs. Nauseated
Does having your grammar corrected make you queasy? And more importantly, from a proofreading point...
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Grammar Tips: Compound Subjects and Verb Agreement
Most people know that singular nouns take singular verbs (e.g. ‘He runs’), while plural nouns...
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Word Choice: Me, Myself and I
The opening lines from Billie Holiday’s ‘Me, Myself and I’ go as follows: Me, myself...
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The Two Meanings of ‘However’
The word ‘however’ is quite common in academic writing. It also has two meanings, so...
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Word Choice: Born vs. Borne
Matt Damon famously starred in the Bourne films, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy,...
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Determiners and Common Mistakes to Avoid
A ‘determiner’ is a word that we can use in front of a noun to...
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Grammar Myths (Infinitives and Conjunctions)
For some, pedantry is all about correcting people’s grammar. But we like to take things...
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Historical Terms: BC-AD or BCE-CE?
In 1995 BC, Pharaoh Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II of Egypt died. In AD 1995, on the...
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Vocabulary Tips: Alternatives to ‘But’ for Academic Writing
You’ll use some terms frequently in your written work. ‘But’ is one of these words:...
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The Language of Love (Valentine’s Day Etymology)
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we hope you’re all writing loving notes to...
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Grammar Tips: The Secrets of Parallelism
One aspect of writing that even native English speakers sometimes overlook is parallelism. This refers...
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Feathered Friends (5 Phrases in English Inspired by Birds)
To coincide with this weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch – an annual event organised by the...
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