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Our team of experts posts daily about spelling, grammar, punctuation, word choice, referencing, and more to help you better understand the English language and improve your writing skills.

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Spelling Tips: Judgement or Judgment?

At Proofed, we’re often asked whether to use ‘judgement’ or ‘judgment’ in writing. But there...

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Idiom Tips: Tow the Line or Toe the Line?

To ‘toe the line’ means to follow the rules or obey an authority. However, people...

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How to Punctuate and Capitalise Bullet Points

Everyone loves a vertical list. They’re easy to read. They look good. Why wouldn’t you...

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What Is Textspeak? And Can You Use It in Writing?

If you’ve ever stared at a text message and been confused by a string of...

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How to Cite Emails, Letters and Interviews in MLA Referencing

MLA referencing has rules for all sorts of published sources, such as books, websites, and...

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How to Cite an Edited Book in AMA Referencing

We’ve looked at how to cite a book in AMA referencing before. But what about...

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St David’s Day: 5 English Words with Welsh Origins

Happy St David’s Day! Unfortunately, Proofed doesn’t provide Welsh-language proofreading (not yet, anyway). But to...

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What Is a Leap Year? An Etymological Perspective

February usually has 28 days. But here we are on the 29th of February because...

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Word Choice: Creak vs. Creek

‘Creak’ and ‘creek’ are homophones: words that sound the same when spoken but have different...

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How to Write a Descriptive Essay

A descriptive essay, as the name may suggest, is an essay in which you describe...

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How to Format a Bibliography in Chicago Referencing

As with most citation systems, Chicago referencing requires you to list all cited sources at...

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Literary Misquotes: 5 Famous Lines Everyone Gets Wrong

Some quotes are so good they enter the popular consciousness. You don’t have to be...

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