October 11, 2024
Why does our education system teach children to write in such an unnecessarily complex way? “Just use as many long and complicated words as you can.” This was the answer our eldest August, age 17, gave […]
May 30, 2023
When it comes to fine-tuning what you’ve written, proofreading is a skill many of us could do with improving on as it’s an essential step in the writing process that can’t be overlooked. Even the best […]
March 1, 2022
Our team WhatsApp group is often full of animated discussions about using punctuation correctly – and not always with unanimous results. Whether or not we’re always in agreement, we love delving into unusual punctuation, cultural changes […]
July 31, 2017
It’s a common mistake made by millions of businesses and one any great copywriter will want to fix first – a focus on what you do, not how the reader can benefit. This lazy style of […]
December 21, 2016
Isn’t language funny? Even as a professional writer of sorts I can get caught out in mix-ups about meanings. Those of you who know me will know that I’m a proud redhead, but I’m getting to […]