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9th January 2020

4-minute read

How to Write a Narrative Essay

A narrative essay is quite different to other essays you might write at school or...

13th December 2019

3-minute read

OK vs. Okay (What They Mean and When to Use Them)

It’s time to think about ‘OK’. No, not the USPS code for Oklahoma. We mean...

20th November 2019

4-minute read

What Do Agents and Editors Do for an Author?

To get published, you may need to work with agents and editors, which are important...

3rd September 2019

6-minute read

How to Write Temperatures in a Document

Temperatures can present problems when writing an essay or research paper. Do you write them...

27th July 2019

3-minute read

Referencing Tips: Chicago and Turabian Referencing

You have a choice of many referencing systems in academic writing. And many of these...

29th May 2019

3-minute read

Does Your Business Need a Proofreader?

Does your business need a proofreader? Yes. Yes, it does. That’ll be all. Thank you...

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23rd April 2019

4-minute read

When Should I Capitalise ‘Internet’?

The question of whether to capitalise ‘internet’ is controversial. It has even inspired its own...

8th April 2019

3-minute read

Fallacies: Straw Man Arguments

Sadly, straw man arguments do not involve literal scarecrows. Rather, they are a type of...

7th March 2019

3-minute read

Vocabulary Tips: On the One Hand, On the Other Hand

The phrase ‘on the one hand… on the other hand’ is common in English. But...

17th January 2019

3-minute read

The Trouble with Essay Mills

Student life can be stressful, with one deadline after another leaving little time to relax....

13th January 2019

3-minute read

Vocabulary Tips: Synonyms for ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’

The words ‘good’ and ‘bad’ are simple ways of expressing how we feel about something....

23rd December 2018

3-minute read

5 Festive Christmas Homophones

What can a proofreading blog add to your festive preparations? How about a list of...