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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
 The continuous misuse of the apostrophe is now so widespread that it is almost universal. A misplaced apostrophe can mark you out as having an incomplete grasp of the written language just as much as an error in spelling. Worse, your computer spelling checker will not warn you of the most blatant apostrophe errors. Yet the underlying principles are easy to master. Basically, the main and correct use of the apostrophe is to indicate something left out.
Examples:
can’t for cannot, and shan’t for shall not: the apostrophe stands in place of the missing letter o in not;
Further correct examples:
Isn’t for is not;
It’s for it is.
Here we come to one of the most common errors! It’s always means it is, and should never be used for possession.
What do I mean by possession? For example: the mouse was very tiny and its tail was only half an inch long.
Its tail means the dog’s tail. People get confused because they see the apostrophe in dog’s and they think they have to put it into its as well. This is one of those idiocies in written English that is annoying and requires some explanation (see principles 2 and 3 below).
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
 This guide offers tips to edit your English writing, presented by a professional editor. First, be certain to give your paper a thorough read over after you’ve completed it. Second, take advantage of your word processing software program. Third, online tools are an amazing reference for nearly any writer. Finally, take into consideration enlisting the services of a professional editor.
You have just finished an English essay, short story, novel, or thesis. You are confident concerning the topic material; nevertheless, it is best to be certain of that your written work is as good as it can be. Read on for suggestions to help you in editing your project.
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Saturday, March 5th, 2011
 You have that final research paper nearly done, and you want it as flawless as possible before submitting it to your professor. After careful investigation, you decide to hire an editing firm such as FirstEditing (www.firstediting.com) and have one of their professional academic editors help you.
But wait—what exactly does an academic editor do? What should you expect from your editor? Below are some tips on what a professional editor can, will and should do, as well as what s/he cannot, won’t and shouldn’t do.
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
 English prose is a minefield of potential errors. From minor mistakes such as the confusion of ‘to’ and ‘too,’ ‘their’ and ‘there’, and ‘whose’ and who’s’, to the more complex problems of construction concerning tense, number and correlation, you have to be very alert to produce a polished piece of writing. This is especially difficult when you’re already grappling with ideas which seem to hover just beyond the boundaries of articulation and refuse to let themselves be securely enmeshed in nets of words. As capable a wordsmith as T.S. Eliot himself was able to say: (more…)
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Thursday, February 17th, 2011
 There is no need to let grammar, spelling, and punctuation rules become the most frustrating or painful part of your application essay – not when there is online help readily available in the form of a professional editor. Hiring someone to help you polish your application to perfection means you can relax and concentrate on what you want to say and how you want to say it.
So how can you find this help, and how can you write the perfect application essay? Start out by focusing on what you want to say (and don’t worry just yet about how you want to say it). Jot down notes or bullet points that cover the main ideas you’d like to present about yourself. Next, decide on the order you want these ideas to appear in. Your focus should be on why you are applying, what you hope to get out of being accepted, and any relevant information or anecdotes about yourself that make you stand out from the crowd.
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