Writing “week-end”
Why wrong: In French, there are many words borrowed from English which, even though they have identical meanings, are spelled differently. For some reason, in French, the word week-end takes a hyphen. In English, it…
Why wrong: In French, there are many words borrowed from English which, even though they have identical meanings, are spelled differently. For some reason, in French, the word week-end takes a hyphen. In English, it…
Why wrong: Numbers are separated in groups of three by commas, not periods or spaces. Correct it: Write “123,456,789.” Would you like to impress your boss? Contact Roy for personalized classes adapted to your personal…
Why wrong: Nationalities, languages, proper names, days of the week, months of the year, holidays and the pronoun I must be capitalized. To avoid this mistake… Correct it: Write “They’re American.” Would you like to impress…
Why wrong: Nationalities, languages, proper names, days of the week, months of the year, holidays and the pronoun I must be capitalized. It’s a small world! Do you need help with international clients? Contact Roy…
Why wrong: There are never spaces before punctuation in English, either for colons (:), semicolons (;), question, exclamation or quotation marks. Let Roy help you write better in English. Contact him here!
Um, actually you don’t! Why wrong: Nationalities, languages, proper names, days of the week, months of the year, holidays and the pronoun I must be capitalized. Do the same with a person’s title when used…