Although it is not certain who was the first to describe the USA and the UK as ‘two countries divided by a common language’, there is no doubt they were right when it came to spelling. The many subtle differences…
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e.g., etc.
We often see a combination of e.g. and etc. in texts, as in the following example: A compound sentence is one or more simple sentences joined by a connective, e.g. and, but, then, etc. This is technically incorrect… ‘e.g.’ comes…
The word ‘Brexit’ is factually incorrect
This is more of a geographical than lexical post, but relates to a mistake that is made by writers, journalists, politicians and myriad others on a daily basis: ‘UK’, ‘Britain’ and ‘the British Isles’ are not interchangeable. In the wake…
Tagged with: Brexit, Britain, British Isles, England, etymology, geography, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, political, region, Scotland, UK, United Kingdom, Wales
Posted in Etymology, Geography, Proofreading/copy-editing, Vocabulary
Posted in Etymology, Geography, Proofreading/copy-editing, Vocabulary
How to use Find and Replace
When proofreading or editing in Microsoft Word, the Find and Replace feature can be an invaluable timesaving tool and assurance of consistency. If you’re not already using it, now is the time to start! What is Find and Replace? Most…
Tagged with: document, error, find, find and replace, microsoft, prep, proofread, replace, replace all, search, tool, Word
Posted in Grammar, Proofreading/copy-editing, Punctuation, Spelling, Style
Posted in Grammar, Proofreading/copy-editing, Punctuation, Spelling, Style