Patrick Power
‘Most’ or ‘Most of’: Which one is right?
‘Most’ and ‘most of’ are frequently confused, leading to incorrect sentences such as ‘most of people do not understand’. So, what are the...
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Patrick Power
- May 9
- 1 min
Test your proofreading skills!
There is one mistake in each of these headlines. Can you spot them?
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Patrick Power
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Friday's proofreading quiz
A quick proofreading quiz for Friday.
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Patrick Power
- Feb 16
- 1 min
How to use 'namely' in a sentence
'Namely' is very useful in a sentence when you want to add detail or be more precise. As I have just started reading Prince Harry's book...
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Patrick Power
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
'By' or 'until'? Boris Johnson will resign ___ Friday.
'By' and 'until' are both used to indicate the end point of a state or action. However, they are often confused in academic writing....
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Patrick Power
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
How to use 'thus' in academic writing
'Thus' is a very useful but tricky word. Here is our advice on how to use it properly.
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Patrick Power
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Can I start a sentence with 'and' or 'but'?
Your teacher probably told you not to start sentences with 'but' or 'and'. This is generally good advice. These words belong to the class...
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Patrick Power
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
Director of Capital Proofreading approved to edit MDPI journals
It gives me great pleasure to announce that I have been approved as an English editor for MDPI journals. MDPI publishes over 386...
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Patrick Power
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
How to use 'besides' correctly
Students often use 'besides' at the beginning of a sentence in place of more formal expressions such as 'in addition to' or 'moreover'....
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Patrick Power
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Joe Biden's Mum and the importance of commas
Can you see something wrong in this recent Daily Mail headline? Joe Biden's mother who was of Irish descent 'hated' England so much that...
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Patrick Power
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
My Dog is My Saviour
Working from home, as many have found out during the pandemic, can lead to a decline in both physical and mental health; a commute...
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Patrick Power
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
When 'It' Makes You Shudder
More terrifying than Stephen King's movie IT is an 'it' or a 'this' in a sentence that does not appear to refer to anything in...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Words from Chinese III: The Case of 'Double Reduction'
The impact of government policy is an area of research focus in many fields. In education, we are anticipating reading many essays,...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Words from Chinese II: The Case of Guanxi
Guanxi is a Chinese expression that is widely understood, especially in business circles. However, it is still the case that its meaning...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Words from Chinese I: The Case of WeChat
Recently, a student we were helping shared with us an essay she had written for a course in the School of Business at the University of...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Keeping our New Year's resolution
Our New Year’s resolution was to start a blog to share our advice and thoughts with our customers. Well, we are a little late in getting...
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