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Word Choice: Fourth vs. Forth
‘Four’ is spelled with a ‘u’. ‘Forty’ is spelled without one. And it is perhaps...
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Diacritics and How to Use Them
Maybe you’ve heard people refer to ‘accents’ when writing certain words. Or maybe you’ve just...
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Word Choice: Enquiry vs. Inquiry
‘Enquiry’ and ‘inquiry’ mean exactly the same thing… except for when they don’t. And if...
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Roman Numerals and How They Work
Certain parts of Roman society seem outdated by modern standards (e.g. gladiatorial battles and eating...
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Word Choice: Reluctant vs. Reticent
‘Reluctant’ and ‘reticent’ are both adjectives related to being ‘unwilling’ to do something. They even...
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5 Top Poetry Writing Tips
Oscar Wilde once wrote that ‘A poet can survive anything but a misprint.’ It’s lucky...
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Redundant Expressions (And How to Fix Them)
Concision is important for clarity, and one way to achieve this is removing unnecessary words...
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Writing Tips: 5 Common ESL Errors
Learning a new language is hard work. If you are an ESL (English as a...
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Word Choice: Around vs. Round
Jules Verne is well-known for sending Phileas Fogg ‘around the world in 80 days’. But...
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A Guide to Paraphrasing Sources
Good academic writing will quote and reference a range of sources. But is quoting sources...
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An Example Press Release
Having previously set out five questions you should ask when writing a press release, we...
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Word Choice: Brake vs. Break
With proofreading, it’s important to take things slowly. But if you need to slow down,...
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