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What Structures Are Part of an English Course On Line?

When you take an English course on line, you have to start at the beginning just as you would with any English course that will teach you to read, write and speak the language. When searching for a free online course, you have to make sure the course cont... Read >
Author: Ling Tong

Adverbial Pollution

Bob ran really fast down the brightly lit hallway to the slowly closing door at the very end. He was on his way to his most favorite class: Grammar 101. While we commend Bob's enthusiasm for grammar, this use of adverbs is excessive. We call this "adve... Read >
Author: Precise Edit

Ending Sentences with Prepositions

English teachers can be wrong. For example, they may have told you to never split an infinitive or start a sentence with "because." Because most English teachers are not professional writers, many adhere to writing rules without understanding the underlyi... Read >
Author: Precise Edit

Top Five Reasons Why You Should Freelance Part-time Or Full-time

The word "freelance" was first coined by Sir Walter Scott, a renowned Scottish historical novelist and poet, in 1819 when he wrote his novel Ivanhoe, to refer to a medieval mercenary warrior. The term has then shifted into more figurative meanings. In the... Read >
Author: Melissa G

If Not Currently, Then Presently – A Wordo Alert

Today's wordo came in via the old (e)mail bag and concerns a typical Type C Wordo. (If this is your first Wordo Alert, there's a definition of a wordo at the end of this article.) If you think presume and assume or ensure and insure mean the same thing, y... Read >
Author: Prof. Wordo

To, Too or Two – That is the Question

To is a homophone. I know what you're thinking - a what? A homophone; if you watch Jeopardy you know homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled differently. How do you know when to use to versus two versus too? Well,... Read >
Author: Laurie

How To Express To Look In Thai

How To Express To Look In Thai In Thai, when you want to express that you're looking or watching at something or someone you can use the Thai verb duu (ดู) which means to look, to see or to watch. Using the Thai verb duu... Read >
Author: Rippa Sama

Virtual Real Estate

Virtual Real Estate—just what am I talking about here? If I look up "virtual" in the dictionary, it gives me words like near, practical, fundamental, or essential. It also lists actual as an antonym. Remember in school how we were required to use the new ... Read >
Author: Karen Kelley

Write Website Copy That Sells - Try a Little Flesh with Your Flash

Your website looks great: solid words, easy navigation, graphics just so, and maybe even a bit of flash with some multimedia. But customers are not buying. You wonder if it's the writing. How can that be? You remembered the two key mantras for webs... Read >
Author: Paul Matthews

More on Keywords

More on Keywords By S. Housley Keywords are the heart to effective Internet searches. Whether optimizing a web site or searching for a hard-to-find item, consider tapping resources to locate a variety of keywords. Identify keywords and phrases that ar... Read >
Author: S. Housley

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