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English Spelling: ‘absolutely, unspeakably awful’?

We all know that English spelling is difficult to master. The fact that English spelling is tricky, or even, in some people’s opinion ‘absolutely, unspeakably awful’ (Masha Bell, Literacy Researcher) has at least one benefit – it means that there’s

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The dictionary: an essential proofreading tool

Let’s start by taking a look at that most essential of a proofreader’s tools (apart from the red pen, of course) – the dictionary! The dictionary that we use at the Proofreading Agency – and the one I always recommend

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