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Terminal Punctuation

The phrase ‘terminal punctuation’ sounds rather dramatic (as if somebody has died from excessive comma...

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Writing Tips: Word Variation

Do you ever find yourself using the same word over and over? Writing this blog,...

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Grammar Tips: Adjective Order

If you’ve grown up speaking English, you probably follow all kinds of grammar rules without...

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Percent or Per Cent? (Writing Percentages)

At Proofed, we always put 100% into our work. But wait, is that right? Not...

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Titles in Essays (Italics or Quote Marks?)

Formatting your own essay title is easy (just bung a Heading style on it). Unfortunately,...

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Word Choice: Causal vs. Casual

English is full of sneaky traps for writers. The words ‘causal’ and ‘casual’, for example,...

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Four Ways of Formatting for Emphasis

HELLO! Welcome to our blog. In this post, we’re looking at adding emphasis to writing...

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Spelling Tips: Understanding Suffixes

In English, you can often build new words by attaching a suffix to the end...

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Word Choice: Refute, Rebut or Rebuke?

‘Refute’, ‘rebut’ and ‘rebuke’ all look similar. In addition, they’re all verbs that describe things...

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Word Choice: Lose vs. Loose

One ‘o’ or two? It makes all the difference with ‘lose’ and ‘loose’, which also...

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6 Common Preposition Errors

Prepositions are tricky words, especially if you speak English as a second language. They’re common...

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Sexist and Gendered Language in Essays

It was once, as James Brown sang, a man’s world. But things have changed. Women...

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