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  1. 10 Letters We Dropped from the Alphabet

    January 28, 2019 by Jan Shawkey
    "Think you know the English language?..
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  2. Apostrophe Catastrophe? A Survival Guide

    January 9, 2019 by Jan Shawkey
    "Placing apostrophes is not rocket science...
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  3. Lake Superior State University’s 44th Annual List of Banished Words

    January 7, 2019 by Jan Shawkey
    "The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have released LSSU’s 44th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness...
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  4. 20 Clutter Words & Phrases We Use Too Often

    December 14, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    See the infographic at GrammarCheck...
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  5. 20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make

    December 13, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    Jennifer Frost presents the infographic at GrammarCheck...
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  6. 5 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used to Mean

    November 13, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    Linguist John McWhorter "traces the evolution of five words that have spent millennia drifting from one meaning into another...
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  7. Apostrophe Doubts? Review and Test Yourself

    November 9, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    "A dear friend just told me about an embarrassing apostrophe situation she experienced at work...
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  8. More Help Understanding Native English: 19 Super Common Word Pairs That Reduce

    October 22, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    "GONNA, COULDA, HAFTA, LOTSA- what?..
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  9. How to Improve Your American Accent: Understanding Schwa

    October 17, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    "What the heck is SCHWA?..
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  10. Proofreading vs. Editing

    September 13, 2018 by Jan Shawkey
    "In the very first episode of Read Ink, I explain the difference between proofreading and editing, and how those two processes should be done individually for a stronger overall manuscript...
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