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Beware the Auto-Thesaurus!

Despite ‘auto-thesaurus’ sounding a bit like a robotic dinosaur, this post is actually about the...

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How to Improve Academic Writing with Word Variation (with Examples)

Keep in mind when writing an essay that the person marking it will probably have...

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5 Signs You Should Invest in Proofreading

So you’ve finished the first draft of your essay: what now? You could double-check it...

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How to Use Apostrophes

Our proofreaders often find apostrophes in unusual places. At other times, though, these important punctuation...

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Word Choice: Envelop vs. Envelope

The words ‘envelop’ and ‘envelope’ both evolved from the Old French word enveloper, which meant...

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Word Choice: Duel vs. Dual

The words ‘duel’ and ‘dual’ sound alike when spoken and look similar written down (separated...

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Spelling Tips: When to Change ‘Y’ to ‘I’

The spelling of words can be tricky when adding a suffix. For instance, there are some occasions...

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Word Choice: Desert vs. Dessert

In a better organised language we wouldn’t have words spelled almost identically but differing entirely...

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7 Basic Homophone Errors

Homophones are words that sound exactly like one another, but differ in spelling and meaning....

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Prepositions: How to Use ‘On’ and ‘For’

The image above is a notice we saw in a shop, reading ‘Special Offer for...

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The Oxford/Serial Comma

The Oxford comma, sometimes also called the serial comma, is used to clear up confusion...

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How to Use the Word ‘About’

Many students who speak English as a second language have difficulty using the word ‘about’....

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