When you need to include dates in your writing, clarity and precision are essential. Using the appropriate date format, punctuation, and grammar in your text is vital because readers from around the world need to be able to understand it without any confusion. The key points are to be consistent with your date format, use…
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It’s quite unusual to find a memoir written in the present tense. When we think of a memoir, we know it’s a story about the past and should, therefore, be written in the past tense. However, that’s not always the case because there is no hard and fast rule that says authors can’t choose between…
A lot of outdated grammar rules come from 17th-century Latin-based standards that never truly suited the English language. If I can give a quick teacher’s verdict: yes, you can end a sentence with a preposition, start with a conjunction, drop whom in most cases, and happily split your infinitives. Modern English is about natural expression,…
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Like me, you probably didn’t pay much attention to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) over the years. It was only after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a free research and writing tool, in late November 2022 that everyone started to take notice. Quite suddenly, writers began to fear that AI had the potential to replace them. Fast…
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The vocabulary we use when writing about the Internet and technology is constantly evolving. Deciding whether to use web page or webpage is a perfect example, even if both are correct and acceptable. When we use words that start with web, there is often a choice between a one-word or two-word variant. But which one…
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Need to know when a webpage or article was published? The publish date helps you verify that the information is current, especially when you’re researching topics like technology, science, or medicine. Dates may not matter as much for historical research, but if you want the latest insights, an article from 2005 might not be reliable.…
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Do you think about how you use a level of formality when you write and publish articles or blog posts? Your choice is not so much a grammatical issue as it is about your tone, style, and writing voice. That’s why your content needs to be in a style appropriate for your topic so that…
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You want to check and correct your writing before you post it online. But you don’t want to pay for an expensive subscription. That’s fair enough because popular grammar checkers like Grammarly and Prowritingaid are often too expensive for many writers. You might be a student, a part-time writer, or simply starting to take an…
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Is it disinterested or uninterested? While they sound similar, they have different meanings, which can trip you up in writing. Use uninterested if you are bored or don’t care. Use disinterested if you are impartial, unbiased, and have no “stake” in the outcome (like a judge or a referee). The difference between disinterested and uninterested…
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Blank pages are a standard feature in paperback and hardcover books. At the front of a book, they are called flyleaves, and endpapers are at the back. Some blank pages are intentional and serve a purpose. They may allow for a page for authors to sign, or others may be for readers to make notes.…
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