Everyone wants an impressive vocabulary. There’s nothing like playing Scrabble and feeling intellectually superior for knowing ‘loquacious’ or ‘magniloquence’. But good writing is about more than frilly language and triple word scores. It’s clear, it’s snappy and it communicates a message with as few words as possible.
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Using capitalisation strategically and sparingly helps to make your business communications professional, accessible and easy to read, so it’s worth the effort to get it right.
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The bullet list is a great tool for communicating information succinctly. Our editors explain how to introduce, format and punctuate bullet points.
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A well-placed punctuation mark is the difference between ‘let’s eat grandma’ and ‘let’s eat, grandma’. But, nailing punctuation can be tricky, as the many questions we receive about it prove. Luckily, our team of editors are here to answer your questions.
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Commas create cadence and rhythm, clauses and pauses. But it’s not always obvious where to put them, as this letter from a subscriber to our newsletter shows. Fortunately, our team of editors are here to help.
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