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The curse of knowledge

March 22, 2021

You know how it is. It’s four o’clock on Friday, you’re on the last Zoom call of the day, and suddenly you’re woken from your daydream by Jones from Marketing: “Anyway, our AB readership, many … Read more

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When is ‘a ticket’ just the ticket?

March 22, 2021December 3, 2018

I am always impressed by non-native speakers who take real pains to learn the ins and outs of English, and who get the details right in print and in conversation. It’s all the more frustrating, … Read more

Categories editing, learning, proofreading, speaking, writing Tags articles, definite article, punctuation

All stressed out

March 7, 2021July 4, 2018

One of the most important lessons for English speakers is understanding how a shift of emphasis from one word to another can alter the meaning of a single sentence. In the following short story, words … Read more

Categories learning, speaking, voice Tags emphasis, italics, sentences, stress

English evolution

March 7, 2021July 1, 2018

English should be a relatively easy language to learn and use. After all, it has no genders (masculine or feminine), most plurals are made by the simple addition of ‘s’, and most verbs have a … Read more

Categories editing, learning, speaking, writing Tags american english, british english, history of the language, Oxford Dictionary

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