Try For Free

Welcome To Proofed
Writing Tips

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.

Use the search field to find a post on a specific topic or browse our recent posts below. And if there’s anything you’d like to see covered on our blog, let us know.

Search

3-minute read

MLA Referencing – How to Cite an Edited Book

Citing an edited book can be tricky, as it’s not always clear exactly what you...

3-minute read

Word Choice: Qualitative vs. Quantitative

‘Qualitative’ and ‘quantitative’ aren’t exactly opposites, but they do describe very different research approaches used...

3-minute read

How to Set the Proofing Language in Microsoft Word

Although Microsoft Word’s spellchecker can never compare to a human proofreader, it is a useful...

3-minute read

Preparing a Presentation: 6 Tips for Success

Having to give a presentation is, for many, a very stressful notion. But being able...

3-minute read

Irregular Plurals: Spelling Tricks You Need to Know

Why, English? Why do you do this to us? Whenever we think we’ve figured out...

3-minute read

Know Your Prepositions! (In, Of and To)

Prepositions! They sit there unnoticed most of the time, quietly helping to specify relationships between...

Instant Quote

Price
Get A Quote

You can also upload a document to get an instant quote

Icon of cloud upload

Drag & drop your file

or browse your computer

Browse from your device

You can also upload a document to get an instant quote

Icon of cloud upload

Drop your file here!

Icon of loading status

Your file is being
uploaded!

2-minute read

Harvard Referencing – How to Cite a Website

In our modern, digital world, it’s no surprise that students often go online before heading...

3-minute read

The Best Places to Study: 5 Superb Suggestions

If you’re studying, the last thing you need is other people constantly demanding your attention,...

3-minute read

Independence Day (The Language of the Declaration of Independence)

Happy Fourth of July! 240 years ago today, America’s founding fathers agreed to adopt the...

3-minute read

The Mystery of the Semicolon Finally Revealed!

We’re going to have a hard time living up to that title. In all honesty,...

3-minute read

6 Essential Revision Tips for Exam Season

As hard as you try to recall everything you learn during the academic year, by...

3-minute read

Word Choice: Onto vs. On To

Some grammarians get quite worked up about ‘on to’ and ‘onto’, insisting that ‘on’ and...

Trusted by thousands of leading
institutions and businesses