Punctuation makes reading easy and enjoyable. Make sure you are correctly using it so your readers can clearly understand the message you intend.
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Passive vs. Active Voice: Why the Difference Matters
Make your writing better, stronger, and clearer by writing in the active voice and saving passive voice for when it counts.
The Oxford Comma: A Dive Into the Debatable Punctuation Mark
Oxford Comma is sometimes called the serial comma or series comma for the final item in a list containing three or more terms.
The 8 Parts of Speech Everyone Needs to Know
How well do you know your parts of speech? Consider this your parts of speech cheat sheet.
10 Expert Tips to Improve Your Blog Writing
Learn how to improve your blog writing to make it more impactful, engaging, and shareable with these 10 easy-to-implement tips.
How Using FANBOYS Adds Flow to Your Writing
FANBOYS is a mnemonic device to help you remember the seven coordinating conjunctions.
How to Use Pronouns With an Inclusive Mindset
Can "they" be a singular pronoun? Learn how you can make your everyday language more inclusive with pronouns.
When and How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions in Your Writing
Subordinating conjunction, what's your function? Learn about the different roles of subordinating conjunctions and how they work within sentences.
Fewer vs. Less: Why It Depends on What You’re Counting
These handy rules might help you spend LESS time stressing about your writing and make FEWER mistakes... at least if the source of your stress is the distinction between "less" and "fewer."
Farther vs. Further: Why It Depends on the Places You Will Go
Who ran farther? Which project needs further work? If you're confused about the difference between further and farther, take heart — so are grammar experts everywhere.
Ensure, Insure, and Assure: Clearing up a Classic Triple Mix-Up
To avoid future mix-ups of ensure, insure, and assure, take a look at the nuances that make us double- and triple-check these three words.
Empathy vs. Sympathy: Do You Really Know the Difference?
As content creators, we have to have an understanding of emotional intelligence in order to interact with clients and audiences.
Quid Pro Quo: What Does It Mean (and Are You Misusing It)?
Have you been misusing "quid pro quo"? Learn more about this popular phrase, from its definition to its fascinating origins.
Everyday or Every day? How Not to Misuse Your Spacebar
There are many common usage errors that could be remedied with one simple stroke of the spacebar. Let’s look at a few.
5 Ways to Vary Sentence Structure With Semicolons and Colons
Change up your sentences and keep readers engaged with these attention-grabbing uses for semicolons and colons.
Et Al. vs. Etc. — Have You Been Using Them Wrong All This Time?
Et al. and etc. are used (and sometimes misused) in academic papers, blog posts, and casual conversation — find out if you've been using them correctly.