Common Errors

Discover a wealth of insights on common writing errors and how to avoid them. These articles break down frequent mistakes in grammar, punctuation, and style, offering practical tips to elevate the quality of your writing. Perfect for anyone striving for clarity and precision in their communication.

  • Proofreading and Editing Tips: Making Verbs Agree

    How to Fix Subject–Verb Agreement Errors

    How to Fix Subject–Verb Agreement Errors

    Last Updated Jan 09, 2018

    • Common Errors
    • Grammar
    • Proofreading Tips

    Do you ever feel like the only voice of reason in a world where all the words hate each other? We do. Sometimes, arranging a sentence so that it reads naturally is a daunting task. This is particularly true of ensuring that verbs agree when dealing with things like compound subjects and collective nouns. So […]

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    Ghosts of Typing Conventions Past

    Ghosts of Typing Conventions Past

    Last Updated Dec 25, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Punctuation

    Chapter 1: Common Misconceptions It was Christmas Eve and Mr Scrivener Drudge, a wicked old miser who bore no similarity to anyone that would raise copyright issues, sat gloomily at the computer in his office. His nephew had bought it for him last Christmas after, in a fit of rage, Drudge threw his typewriter at […]

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Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes

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    Top 5 Grammar Myths: Exposing the Truth

    Last Updated Oct 25, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Grammar
    • Proofreading Tips

    There comes a time in every proofreader’s life when they’re faced with the unsettling fact that some of the ‘rules’ they have always used are either misleading or downright wrong. This can be a hard pill to swallow, but it’s better to get it over and done with. So grab a cup of strong, sweet […]

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  • Proofreading and Editing Tips: Making Verbs Agree

    How to Fix Subject–Verb Agreement Errors

    Last Updated Jan 09, 2018

    • Common Errors
    • Grammar
    • Proofreading Tips

    Do you ever feel like the only voice of reason in a world where all the words hate each other? We do. Sometimes, arranging a sentence so that it reads naturally is a daunting task. This is particularly true of ensuring that verbs agree when dealing with things like compound subjects and collective nouns. So […]

    Read more
  • Ghosts-of-Typing-Conventions-Past-_-Proofreading-Academy.jpg

    Ghosts of Typing Conventions Past

    Last Updated Dec 25, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Punctuation

    Chapter 1: Common Misconceptions It was Christmas Eve and Mr Scrivener Drudge, a wicked old miser who bore no similarity to anyone that would raise copyright issues, sat gloomily at the computer in his office. His nephew had bought it for him last Christmas after, in a fit of rage, Drudge threw his typewriter at […]

    Read more
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    Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes

    Last Updated Nov 07, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Punctuation

    As the supermarkets begin to stock their shelves with exploding hat-and-joke containers, stuffing-flavour crisps and puddings nobody likes, Michael Bublé comes out of his long hibernation. Listen. He is warming up his voice. ‘A kiss is just a kiss,’ he sings. ‘A sigh is just a sigh.’ But is a dash just a dash? Is […]

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  • Success-Stories_-Myra-Academic-Proofreading_21F_.jpg

    Top 5 Grammar Myths: Exposing the Truth

    Top 5 Grammar Myths: Exposing the Truth

    Last Updated Oct 25, 2017

    • Common Errors
    • Grammar
    • Proofreading Tips

    There comes a time in every proofreader’s life when they’re faced with the unsettling fact that some of the ‘rules’ they have always used are either misleading or downright wrong. This can be a hard pill to swallow, but it’s better to get it over and done with. So grab a cup of strong, sweet […]

    Read more