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Word Choice: Cent, Scent or Sent?
Homophones are words with the same pronunciation, but different spellings and/or meanings. The English language...
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Because, Because, Because (How to Prevent Repetition)
When Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion head off to see...
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The Perils of the Auto-Thesaurus!
In many ways, Microsoft Word is like a friend whose helpful spirit belies their clumsy...
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The, A and An: Definite and Indefinite Articles
‘The’, ‘a’ and ‘an’ are, respectively, the first, sixth and thirty-second most common words in...
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Sentence Types (Simple, Complex and Compound)
Today we’re looking at how to construct different sentence types! Wait! Where are you going?...
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Word Choice: Rational vs. Rationale
It’s common for words that share an origin to be similar in spelling. ‘Rational’ and...
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Know Your Prepositions! (For and On)
One common mistake we see while proofreading is incorrect use of prepositions. But these words,...
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5 Canine Catchphrases (National Dog Day)
August the 26th is National Dog Day, when humans doff their caps to their canine...
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Word Choice: Where, Were or We’re?
The tendency in English for common words to look similar on paper is a curious...
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Passive Voice or Active Voice? (Your Options Explained)
As far as grammar goes, the passive voice is controversial. Some say it is essential...
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Word Choice: Envelope vs. Envelop
Almost everyone uses email these days, bypassing the need to write on paper and then...
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Word Choice: Peak, Peek and Pique
Usually, our Word Choice posts focus on two similar sounding words. Today, we decided to...
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