Category: literature
Writing Effectively (Part 2)
A Guide to the Well-Written Text by Jan K., The Proofer. Part 2: In Part 1, I gave you some ideas on […]
02/08/2010. Category: literature. Tags: proofreading, writing
Difficult English
English is said to be a difficult language to learn: here’s why… • The farm is used to produce produce. • This […]
02/08/2010. Category: literature. Tags: english, grammar, spelling
Sticky grammar situations
With the advent of electronic word-processing and spellchecker programs, many people just presume that simply by running spellchecker all of their grammar […]
02/08/2010. Category: literature. Tags: grammar, proofreading, spelling
2 700 languages spoken in the world
The “invention” of language is not known except for references in the Bible. It is not known what language Adam and Eve […]
02/06/2010. Category: literature. Tags: dialects, langauge
No such thing as “international copyright”
The earliest case on copyright law dates to the year 561 over the ancient Irish manuscript, the Cathach of St. Columba. But […]
01/05/2010. Category: literature. Tags: copyright
Which words in the English language end with “gry”?
Have you been asked which words end with “gry”? It is an age-old trick question that people often get wrong. The full […]
08/12/2009. Category: literature. Tags: concentration shift, gry, trick
The Lion’s Share
Aesop, who lived in Greece in the 6th century BC, is considered to be the greatest teller of fables. They include ‘The […]
02/09/2009. Category: literature. Tags: Aesop, fables, lion's share