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Although they sound slightly different when spoken, it’s easy to mix up the words ‘illicit’...
Although they sound similar when spoken, ‘their’, ‘they’re’ and ‘there’ have very different meanings. And...
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Microsoft Word is powerful word processing software that has been a staple in offices and...
Dark mode has taken the tech world by storm, offering a stylish and often easier-on-the-eyes...
Knowing how to create footnotes is essential for academic and professional writing, as it provides...
Spell check in Microsoft Word is a valuable tool. Many of us have come to...
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Have you ever wondered where curse words come from? Humans have been using profanity for...
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You’ve probably heard the phrase “to weasel out of” something. It means to avoid responsibility...
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The English language is continually evolving, with hundreds of new words, like selfie and hashtag,...
English is a wonderful hotchpotch of words borrowed and adapted from other languages. Thanks to...
You may have been taught to use italics (i.e., a slanted typeface) whenever you use...
Are you one of the 3,000,000 (and counting) people who are hooked on Wordle? Or...