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28 / 02 / 11
Finance is a murky place for many people. Money comes into the bank account and it goes out again. And the process in between is something of a mystery. But even if your clients are financially savvy, it can still be difficult to explain money matters. Accounting has its own language and is often riddled […]
27 / 02 / 11
Apostrophes are the Marmite of punctuation marks: you either love them or hate them. But if you are one of the many for whom they arouse only feelings of distaste and confusion, perhaps we can set you straight. Go on. It’ll only take four minutes. Listen to our apostrophe audio tips and you’ll hear distinguished […]
26 / 02 / 11
Conducting endless research can make you depressed – and not just because you miss all your deadlines. According to psychologist Barry Schwartz, we often find it hard to make up our minds when faced with a surplus of possibilities. And this can make us miserable. It’s not surprising writers are prone to falling into this […]
14 / 02 / 11
If you need to update your HR policies because of the new Equality Act 2010, now could be a golden opportunity to make them a lot better. The Equality Act brings together legislation regarding discrimination and harassment into a single Act. Since it came into force on 1 October, many HR departments have been busy […]
Posted by: Rob Ashton
27 / 10 / 10
There’s a memorable conversation in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, where Alice asks the Cheshire cat for directions. Unfortunately, Alice doesn’t know where she wants to go, stating that it doesn’t matter where she gets to, as long as she gets somewhere. This leads the cat to respond that it doesn’t matter which way she turns. […]
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
24 / 10 / 10
People have some pretty strong feelings about the way our language is used and abused if a recent Emphasis blog post is anything to go by. One source of irritation that stood out as a real piece of apple skin between the teeth was the incorrect use of reflexive pronouns. What are they? Reflexive pronouns […]
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