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The words ‘aloud’ and ‘allowed’ sound the same. However, these terms also have very different...
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Most people are aware of the spelling and grammar differences between British and American English....
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We use similes and metaphors to make comparisons. They’re often associated with poetry, but people...
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IEEE referencing is used in subjects such as computing and engineering. It’s also the system...
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Pages of text alone can look quite boring. And while you might think that ‘boring’...
The spellchecker in Microsoft Word is a useful tool (even if it can’t replace proofreading)....
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Are you writing a novel (or thinking of writing one)? If so, you may want...
In some ways, English is a silly language full of conflicting rules about grammar and...
Even if you’ve grown up speaking English, the words ‘forth’ and ‘fourth’ can be confusing....
As proofreaders, we’re generally against shortcuts. After all, editing a document requires painstaking attention to...