English is one of the most dynamic and adaptable languages in the world. While near neighbours such as France have committees in place to approve new and changing facets of their language, English is effectively “open source”; it is possibly…
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Literally redefining the English language
Tagged with: definition, dictionary, English, figuratively, language, literally, usage
Posted in Proofreading/copy-editing, Vocabulary
Posted in Proofreading/copy-editing, Vocabulary
Collective Nouns: Why does English have so many?
In our previous post earlier this month, we tackled collective nouns and whether they should be treated as singular or plural. This in turn gave rise to a more interesting question: why does English have so many different collective nouns…
Tagged with: collective noun, English, history, language, vocabulary
Posted in Uncategorized, Vocabulary
Posted in Uncategorized, Vocabulary
What skills does a proofreader need?
Are you considering starting work as a proofreader? Wondering whether it’s the sort of work for you? Aside from a love of reading and the written word, here are some skills that we at The Proofreading Agency think are necessary…
Tagged with: Acrobat, Adobe, British Standard, BSI, check, communication, concentration, find and replace, IT, language, memory, proofread, skills, TextEdits, track changes, Word, work
Posted in Proofreading/copy-editing, Uncategorized
Posted in Proofreading/copy-editing, Uncategorized