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The Oxford Comma, should you really care about what it is? Some people think not. The Oxford – or serial – comma is the one inserted just before the words “and” or “or” in the last item in a list of three or more items. That’s straightforward enough, but perform a simple search on the … Read more

How do you write a press release when you have absolutely no experience in public relations or marketing? It is possible to write a press release that gets you the news coverage you are looking for without spending huge amounts of money. This article looks at how the art of writing press releases has changed … Read more

It’s a competitive job market out there and, when it comes to searching for a job, you cannot afford to make any résumé errors. Here are 10 of the most common résumé errors that our proofreaders and editors see when working on résumés and CVs. Lack of focus. When it comes to résumés and cover … Read more

Regularly updating your website with fresh content is imperative to building a good reputation with search engines and attracting a regular flow of visitors to your site. However, generating ideas for a blog post can often present a significant challenge, and it can be very difficult to generate fresh ideas that attract an audience. This … Read more

Modifiers are words or phrases that provide additional descriptive information about the subject addressed within a sentence. Modifiers are used to inject life into sentences and make them much more interesting for the reader. Take a look at this sentence: Sarah fell over. This sentence is grammatically correct and great for people who want to … Read more

If you frequently confuse the words “which” and “that,” don’t feel too bad, you are not alone. It’s up there as one of the most common errors that our proofreaders and editors come across. The good news is that we have a very simple approach to determining the difference between “which” and “that” and by … Read more

Writing an article that sends your readers to sleep has never been easier in this high-speed, electronic age. The ease with which you can create, edit, and make your unimaginative writing available for mass human consumption is frightening. You just need to know a few simple tricks. But be warned: if you spend too much … Read more

Writers will often use scare quotes around a word or phrase to indicate that they don’t entirely buy into the context within it is being used. For example, a writer may write: Yesterday I was chased by my neighbor’s “dog”: a poodle. Here, the writer is letting the reader know that he doesn’t think of … Read more