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How Keeping It Simple Can Make Writing Better
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Why The Habit Of Accuracy Matters Whenever You Write
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How To Edit Your Own Writing
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Online Reviews: When To Trust Them, How To Write Them
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Ask LH: What Is Markdown And Why Would I Want To Use It?
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Practising The Defence Of The Australian Way To Spell Licence
How To Beat The Plateau Effect
Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson are the authors of The Plateau Effect, a book that takes a look at why people in all kinds of pursuits will succeed to a point and then be unable to improve. Our sibling publication Business Insider Australia caught up with them to talk about the plateau effect (and how to collaborate on writing a book).
Zut Alors! Machine Translation Is Still Rubbish
Experience has taught Mind Your Language that even native speakers struggle with composing basic sentences. As such, it’s no surprise that attempts at machine translation come off like idiotic garbage. But in an atmosphere where gushing hype along the lines of “this phone will translate everything you say” is all too common, a reminder certainly won’t do any harm.
Write Well, Make More Money
You already know that people who care about their writing demonstrate more professionalism at work. But, did you know that people with better grammar skills progress further in their careers?
I Absolutely Don’t Want To Hear The Wrong ‘Hear, Hear’ Here
You hear something, you misunderstand it, you use a homonym when you write it down, and so we end up here: with another Mind Your Language rebuke. Yes, this week we’re talking about the much-abused ‘hear, hear’.
