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training in English, linguistics, languages and teaching English as a second
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Our proofreading
and editing services
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Don't rely on clunky grammar checkers that miss too many things because
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your grammar for you; after all, we understand and we know the rules of
"good" English.

Why use us?
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Challenge: Every day we'll post a question about the English
language, the languages of the world or linguistics. If you give us the
correct answer to the question, we'll post your name here at our
site.
In
our local newspaper of October 11, 2001, a front-page story was
headlined "Nation to Mark Attack Anniversary." Why would many people
object to use of the word anniversary here?
Hear the living voice of ancient English:
Our book recommendation of the month:
In association with
Amazon.com, we are pleased to present our recommendations for high
quality books and videos on subjects such as grammar, the English
language, foreign languages, and ESL. Here's our pick for this month:
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Writing the Right Word.
One of the most comprehensive and usable collections of common word
usage problems that we have ever seen, this book will surely help any
user to "write the right word." As an added bonus, each chapter begins
with a quotation about writing or word choice from some of the greatest
authors in history.
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