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How to use a spell-checker?

by Sarah Jones | May 23, 2021

So, you’ve finished your novel or your dissertation, and you want to give it that final read-through and polish…and what better way to do so than by using the spell-check function of your word processing program? But wait, before we discuss ways to get the most out of...

How to Cite a Video in English Writing – By a Professional Editor

by Sarah Jones | Mar 9, 2021

Electronic sources are becoming more and more commonplace these days, but unfortunately, many have no idea how to cite them in their academic papers. This blog will cover one type of electronic source, the video, and show you how to cite it properly. Most commonly,...

How to Accept or Reject Changes in Track Changes

by Sarah Jones | Jan 12, 2021

While editing you will not want to accept a Tracked Change, because this means the original text can no longer be retrieved in your edited version. This could be problematic if the client wished to restore his original text. On the other hand, sometimes it is useful...

How to use parentheses

by Sarah Jones | Nov 5, 2020

Parentheses, they sit there, on your keyboard the simple set of symbols that always come in pairs. For British readers, you’ll probably know them as brackets and they are wonderful little marks of punctuation. They can be used in a variety of ways, you probably see...

How to Use the Chicago Manual of Style in English Writing

by Sarah Jones | Jun 1, 2020

When writing research papers or academic texts, you will most likely be required to use a specific style guide determined by your department or specialization and perhaps your school. There are three main style guides we use in academic writing: The American...

Using Parentheses

by Sarah Jones | Apr 8, 2020

Parentheses are among the more easily-recognizable punctuation marks. We see them when we read fiction, when we are going through instruction manuals, and we use them in math from a fairly early age. In writing, the primary purpose of parentheses is to include...