From analytical essays to speeches to personal statements for college admissions, the author’s craft and organization are as equally important as the writer’s voice and textual analysis. One common rhetorical device that helps to make writing more memorable is the use of parallelism. [Read More]

Apostrophes are one of the more confusing punctuation marks in the English language. However, it is important to understand when and how to use apostrophes correctly in writing. [Read More]

Writers often ask themselves when is it appropriate in formal writing to express numbers as figures or digits and when to spell out numbers as words. Namely, when do you write seven and when do you write 7? [Read More]

I.e. and e.g. are both abbreviations derived from Latin. They are often used in more technical, non-fiction texts but are also used in fictional texts as well. I.e. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase id est, which translates to “that is.” It is used to indicate that an explanation is about to follow. On the other hand, e.g is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase exempli gratia, which translates to “for the sake of example.”[Read More]

A double negative incorporates two negative words in the same sentence and expresses a single negative idea. In the following sentences, the double negative words are bolded: “Richard didn’t write nothing” and “She never argued with nobody.” ….. [Read More]