Three More Tips on Writing Clarity from George Orwell

Many native speakers of English make the mistake of using too many unnecessary words. I do then whenever I don’t know what to say but want to convince people I know exactly what I am talking about. You see this on television whenever a politician is trying to skirt an issue. Using too many words

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Business Topic: Are You Saving Money?

We all know that it´s important to put money aside for your later years. But are people doing it? Writing in The Canadian Press, Linda Nguyen, reports on a recent poll from the CIBC. “A majority of Canadian respondents to a recent poll say they plan on putting money away for retirement this year, but the likelihood of

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Clarity

Dale Carnegie, author of one of my favorite books, How to Win Friends and Influence People, said: “There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say

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Business Listening: Coffee in the world

Are you a lover of coffee? What is your favorite brand of coffee? No matter where you live, you have probably tasted some hot coffee at a Starbucks Coffee cafe. The Saigon Times.vn reports that the US-based company will start business in Vietnam in 2013. “Starbucks Coffee, the global top coffee chain already in over

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Common Writing Mistakes: Adjectives & Adverbs

Common Writing Mistakes Quiz: Adjectives & Adverbs What’s wrong with these sentences? 1. Frank feels well whenever he finishes a new blog post. 2. Craig speaks good in the audio presentations he does. 3. Most learners feel badly about low exam scores. 4. Craig never handles his teaching bad. They misuse the adjectives “good” and

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Common Writing Mistakes: Misplaced Commas

What’s wrong with these sentences? 1. In the post, “Writing a Draft,” Frank listed 11 tips for writing smartly. 2. Craig clearly explains some common mistakes in writing, such as faulty parallelism misplaced modifiers awkward sentences and missing transitions. 3. Running in the park Frank often comes up with new ideas for posts. 4. Frank

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