By S Nicholas I love words! I have always loved words. After a career working with words, I have decided that how people use language directly relates to how intelligent they are perceived! Note that I am talking about perception, and not necessarily reality. People with multiple college degrees who speak or write improperly convey […]
Date Posted : Feb 21, 2014 
Common Mistakes,Examples of Poor Grammar,Mechanics,Punctuation Rules
Written by : Sarah
One of the hallmarks of good writing is the use of strong, active verbs. Sadly, a lot of American academic English gets caught up in using long, cumbersome chains of nouns rather than fluid, precise verbs. If you are interested in improving your writing stylistically, try out the following method: trade your nouns for verbs. […]
Date Posted : Feb 20, 2014 Writing Tips
Written by : Chris
One very useful feature of the English language is that you can refer to extremely complex ideas with a simple four-letter word: “this.” In academic writing especially, “this” is a handy word because it allows you to create a shorthand version of what might otherwise take you five, ten, or twenty (or, heaven forbid, even […]
Date Posted : Feb 20, 2014 Common Mistakes,Writing Tips
Written by : Chris