There are many words in the English language that serve to confuse us, especially those that we use interchangeably, but really shouldn’t. In fact, I’ve probably seen a thousand and one articles detailing these perplexing word pairs.
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How To Deal With Confusing Words
Saturday, September 12th, 2009How To Proofread A Biography
Friday, August 21st, 2009Proofreading a biography? It’s not all that different from proofing and editing regular pieces, with a few choice details thrown in. Whether it’s your own work or someone else’s here’s a quick rundown of the things you’ll need to do to make sure it gets into tip-top shape.
Breaking Grammar Rules: How To Do It Right
Saturday, July 4th, 2009During the proofreading process, grammar software can easily identify any word, phrase, clause or sentence construct that breaks standard English rules. As such, there’s no reason for you to ever turn up a piece of writing that’s fraught with grammar errors and poor writing.
Restrictive And Non-Restrictive Clauses
Sunday, June 28th, 2009When you’re trimming down a piece of writing to make it more succinct and brief, it’s not unusual to go after phrases and clauses that don’t really contribute an integral piece into individual statement’s meaning. That’s when the concept of restrictive and non-restrictive clauses usually come in.
