by Precise Creative | Business, Proofreading/Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
Content is Best Left to a Professional Writer or Editor 1. Your secretary doesn’t have editorial, copywriting, or journalism experience. Chances are you hired your secretary to perform general secretarial or other job-appropriate duties. Same goes for your...
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by Precise Creative | Proofreading/Editing, Students
by Ivy Rutledge Oftentimes, we find that students seek the assistance of an academic editor merely days before deadline. Typically, they’re finishing papers at the last minute, not leaving any time for a professional review, and handing those papers to their...
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by Precise Creative | Proofreading/Editing, Writing
How Staying Sharp Keeps You Competitive Staying sharp is important—not just for our clients but also for ourselves. Keeping your mind active maintains the connections in your brain and keeps the pathways of learning open like a busy highway. When we stop utilizing...
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by Precise Creative | Business, Grammar, Proofreading/Editing, Writing
A Guide to Using Affect & Effect Perhaps no two words in the English language cause more grammar strife than the use of affect and effect. Here is a hands down, trouble-free guide to the use and misuse of these words. Affect Affect is almost always used as a verb,...
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by Precise Creative | Grammar, Proofreading/Editing, Writing
Here are 39 of our best grammar quick tips… 1. Avoid ending sentences with a preposition (of, with, for, etc.) as long as the flow is natural. If not, then go ahead…it’s OK. 2. Place adverbs next to the verb whenever possible. (Turn on the television....
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by Precise Creative | Business, Grammar, Proofreading/Editing, Writing
3 Easy Ways to Avoid Apostrophe Confusion There seems to be a lot of confusion about apostrophes lately. For example, there is a company not far from where I live that makes “Swing’s” for a living—no kidding. It’s on their website, their vehicle lettering, and...
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