3 Ways You Can Profit From Giving Your Writing Away
This isn't some "get rich overnight" scheme or some trick to get you to lay out a bunch of money for a "turn key business". You have to do the work yourself and it will take some time to set everything in place -- but anyone with an elementary grasp of th
Peep into the Fabulous World of Dictionaries
The first unilingual English dictionary, explaining words appeared in 1604. Its aim was to explain difficult words. Its title was "A Table Alphabetical, containing and teaching true writing and understanding of hard usual English words borrowed from the H
Successfully Reduce and Eliminate Your Accent
It's mainly a subconscious thing and, of course, labeling people with accents as unsophisticated isn't limited to the United States; it happens in every part of the world. Growing up in another country I used to stereotype people with accents too and it p
Category of a Verb in English Grammar
In Modern English, as well as in many other languages, verbal forms imply not only subtle shades of time distinction but serve for other purposes, too; they are also often marked for person and number, for mood, voice and aspect.
Technical Writing in India
Though these procedures are not new, their categorisation under the term “Technical Writing” is quite recent. The latest entrant in the software field is not a whiz kid from IIT, but might be a journalist or an English literature graduate. This option is
Good or Bad English
The recent Kingsman inquiry into English language teaching, is proposing to reintroduce the instruction of grammar, nineteen century style. That is where students are supposed to learn a set of grammatical rules i.e. noun clause, conjunction, preposition
Curious Sayings and Humorous English Expressions of the Pennsylvania Dutch
“There’s never before been a language that’s been spoken by more people as a second than a first”, said David Crystal, author of the book “English as a Global Language”. In the area where I grew up in south central Pennsylvania, there is an interesting va
The English Language Is All "Greek" To Me!
The neighborhood was mostly Hispanic and Black, and it was a place where fear ruled! I lived in this dreadful neighborhood for fourteen years of my life, and during this time, I was always looking over my shoulder, which was a way of live for me! Gangs; d
Top Ten Tips For New Writers
Write from the heart or the head or the gut, depending upon the type of writing you are doing. You can let your heart pour passion into a love letter but your head is better for the contents of a business letter and the gut feeling should never be ignored
Tips For Better Writing
Speaking of first impressions, I don't want to present myself as "the Final Authority". Dave Barry readers know that would be "Mr. Language Person". I'm just a guy who's been writing marketing and training materials for a couple of decades and I've picked
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