The latest installment in this series about verbal cousins whose meanings, spellings and pronunciations can confound writers and speakers alike.
Did you know that ‘convince’ and ‘persuade’ aren’t interchangeable? Neither are ‘anticipate’ and ‘expect,’ and a few other pairs you probably never imagined you were using incorrectly.
These terms seemingly defy English rules of spelling.
Confused about how many spaces to put after a period? Not sure how to correctly format dates and times? This quick guide can help.
Teachers’ ‘dead words’ project seeks to vanquish dull diction. Some writers fume: What’s so bad about ‘said’?
With pen and paper or at the keyboard, a daily burst of putting your thoughts into words can be transformative.
The publication announced the term was an acceptable pronoun for a person who doesn’t identify as a gender, though it hasn’t been changed in the AP Stylebook.
This guide will give you ideas for any wordsmith this holiday season.
They may roll off the tongue with ease, but it’s time to put these terms to rest.
That blog post should have tremendous appeal for your audience, yet something about it isn’t bringing in traffic beyond the week it was published. Try these steps to keep it thriving.
Do you find yourself using the term ‘a lot’ with regularity? Break the habit with these more-specific synonyms.
It doesn’t matter whether you run a big-time blog or a small corporate one—you can write a killer post that reaps thousands of shares. Here’s what you should know.
These unnecessary sentence additions can weigh down your copy. Eliminate them to make your sentences clear and concise.
Add these books, videos, websites and other tools to your cache, and you’ll be whipping up unforgettable stories in no time.
Being more selective about the verbal gems you share with your readers—and framing them just right—makes them sparkle with a special luminescence.
