Writing about the past – a project you’ve completed, an experience you want to share in a blog post, or a professional accomplishment – is supposed to be easy. So why do you sometimes get confused about whether you need
If you’re someone who writes or creates content, there’s a dilemma you’ve probably faced: whether to use “before” vs. “prior to” in a particular sentence. For example, which one could you use here: “We considered all the evidence _____ making
Are you someone who hates having to decide what to wear in the morning, where to go out for dinner, or what to do on a Saturday night? If so, you may be a big fan of the slash –
Today, we’ve got something for you that’s especially tricky (or enlightening, depending on whether you’re a “glass half full” or “glass half empty” kind of person). In most of our previous posts on commonly misused words, we talk about the
Do you have a habit of rambling, not just when you speak but also when you write? Maybe you know you need to learn how to write concise sentences and paragraphs but just don’t know how. Or maybe you’re a
US Election Day 2016 is getting awfully close. (We’re not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.) As this day inches toward the present, you may be seeing more and more media coverage (in both traditional and
In business, people seem to love the word “aggressive.” You’ll hear people talk about how they network aggressively or how their sales team is aggressive. And when they say these things, they mean them in a positive way. But what
There’s a contentious debate going on right now, and it’s time to pick which side you’re on. No, it’s not whether Trump or Clinton should be the next US president. It also isn’t whether Apple or Samsung produces better phones.
Have you ever read or used the phrase “to hone in on”? We’re guessing that many of you have. After all, it’s a common phrase that people use to say that they’re converging on something. What if we told you,
Have you ever written website copy, a blog post, or a report and felt like your sentences just didn’t hang well together? Maybe you had all of the right words and ideas on the page but your sentences seemed more