All About Adjectives

All About Adjectives

As one of the foundational building blocks of language, adjectives are naturally critical to any written work, academic or not. They can provide sensory, temporal, or emotional information, emphasize a particular concept, and even create powerful connections between...

4 Confusing English Idioms Explained

It’s a truism that you’ve mastered a language when you can understand humor in that language. For English, one can probably call themselves a master if they understand common slang and metaphors that have worked their way into everyday speech and writing. ...
Break it Up: Commas, Colons, and Semicolons

Break it Up: Commas, Colons, and Semicolons

One of the easiest mistakes to make writing in English is to use run-on sentences. These are common grammatical errors where the writer smashes two or more complete sentences without appropriate conjunctions or punctuation. Now, grammatical errors are something you...

How Do I Say “Future”?

A Guide for Describing Emerging Technology When writing scientific manuscripts, authors often need to describe advancements in their field. Even as an academic writer, your job is to illustrate the importance of these advancements and get your audience excited enough...
EVEN MORE Commonly Confused English Phrases

EVEN MORE Commonly Confused English Phrases

English is a complex language with countless weird quirks. This post deals with more commonly confused phrases, their underlying structures, and history. Waiting For vs. Waiting On Our first phrase is used when describing a situation where one delays action until a...