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For an editor, Track Changes in a Word document are a great tool to use, as both they and the client can see where the changes have been made, as these changes show up in a different color from the rest of the text. The editor and the client can also see if that change was a good one or not. Often, I...

In editing other people’s sentences we are frequently required to impose some order through the correct use of periods, exclamation marks and question marks. Below find an end mark punctuation guide to help you in your writing. The period marks the end of a statement that declares something, e.g. milk...

English editing requires us to manage contractions correctly. For example, we may come across some dialogue with exchanges such as, “I ain’t saying Dr. Jones wouldn’t’ve done that.” “What y’all lookin’ at?” It’s important that we understand how contractions work and how to set them out properly. A contraction...

Conjunctions are a word that joins phrases or parts of sentences. It is vital to know how to correctly use punctuation with conjunctions. The following are just a few examples: and, but, so, therefore, however, and so on. An easy example of joining words together is ‘I enjoy running and playing tennis.’...

Even the native English speakers commonly make mistakes when it comes to using “I” vs. “me” in sentences. This is such a prevalent issue, that it is not uncommon to even find the wrong usage in formal writing or on TV. However, there is a simple way to decide when “I” or “me” should be used, which then...