Beyond the Rhetoric

English is a remarkably difficult language to learn if it isn’t your mother tongue. Let’s not even talk about all the grammar rules (and all the exceptions to all those grammar rules). Let’s even forget about idioms like the one above with questionable roots. What about idioms that can be contradicted with other idioms? Interestingly [...]

Thanks to a comment posted by Joanne, it was brought to my attention that I have not covered the difference between who and whom in a Grammar 101 post. They are very easily mistaken and used incorrectly. Fundamentally the same kinds of rules apply when choosing between who and whom as when you are choosing [...]

Some rules in the English language are easy enough to understand. You should be able to discern the difference between “two” and “too” quite easily, but there are other scenarios that aren’t so clear-cut. One such scenario is choosing between “titled” and “entitled” when referring to the title of a work. I’ve heard both variations [...]

English can be a very tricky language, even for people who consider it to be their native tongue. There are all sorts of nuances, rules, and exceptions to every rule. Just when you think you’re getting the hang of it, you’re told that you made yet another error. We’ve all been there. And yes, even [...]

While this is coming from the perspective of managing my freelance writing business, the same concepts can easily extend into all sorts of other kinds of businesses. When you have several clients in your portfolio and they all have their own specific preferences, requests, and specifications, how can you keep track of all that information? [...]