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4 Tips on Writing a Wedding Speech
Who doesn’t love a wedding? Getting dressed up, romance, food and drink aplenty; it ticks...
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5 Latin Terms in Referencing
Referencing sources in an academic paper can be tricky. It might even seem like you...
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Word Choice: Choose vs. Chose
Some choices in life are hard. Examples include choosing where to go to university, whether...
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Pronouns and Antecedents
Pronouns can be picky things, so you don’t want to mix them with the wrong...
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4 Tips on Paragraph Length
The blocks of text you can see on this page are paragraphs. Some are short;...
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Sentence Fragments
As proofreaders, we use full, grammatical sentences wherever possible. But is this always necessary? And...
Instant Quote
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What Is a Theory?
Why do some people say that evolution is ‘only a theory’ when there’s so much...
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5 Variant Spellings to Watch Out For!
Spelling is hard enough when a word can only be written in one way. But...
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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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