Hi there!  As I'm preparing for the CAE examination, I pretty much have to be careful with my writing style. The problem is, I seldom write any articles of reports in English, so I'm not sure if the way I write them is correct or not, because,

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.

The first sentence is merely a shortened form of the second, with 'the' omitted. It is a style common in brief business communications, where unimportant words are omitted and abbreviations are rampant.

English Usage: Whilst Or While? By: whichenglish Let me begin by saying that there are a number of people who will always insist on using whilst over while. Now, while (whilst) they are perfectly free to choose their own words because there

Grammatically fine. Seems like a long time to spend doing that, though. Also, some style guides recommend spelling numbers less than ten - i.e., you would write two hours, not 2 hours.

condone: to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless.(m-w.com) style manual: a book that gives guidance in the preparation of manuscripts for publication, particularly with regard to punctuation,

Dear all, I would be very thankful is someone can revise this covering letter. Any criticism, not only regarding spelling and grammar mistakes, but also style will be welcome (please, do it!!!). Many thanks in advance !!! Dear Mr. Smith and

No man its only 'taken for a vowel' when it starts with a vowel in pronunciation (when read abc-style). So 'p' is pronounced as 'pee' (consonant), 's' is 'ess' (vowel), 'k' is 'kay' and

Hi All, I'm writing a business offer in English, but I'm not a native English speaker, so I've faced a number of trubles. I would like the following things to be corrected if there are any mistakes: 1. Articles (in russian

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