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In this busy world, who has time to read anything? Well, we do, because we’re...
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The clause is a basic grammatical unit comprising a subject and a verb. But what...
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‘Guilt’ and ‘gilt’ sound very similar. They’re also similarly spelled, with only the ‘u’ in...
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If something is odd, is it ‘weird’ or ‘wierd’? This word is easy to get...
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Technical standards are vital in many industries, setting norms or agreed methods for common tasks....
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If you want to pitch an idea for non-fiction book to a literary agent or...
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‘Earn’ and ‘urn’ sound the same, making it easy to get them confused. But these...
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Companies use business reports to analyse information and inform decisions. But how do you write...
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In grammar, a complement is a word or group of words that completes something. Many...
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It is Cinco de Mayo, so we’re looking at some English words that came to...
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Early May each year, publishers, parents, educators, and writers combine their powers for Children’s Book...
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Today (30 April) is International Jazz Day, a day for celebrating the impact of jazz...
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