It’s just good (business) English!

As anyone who regularly reads this blog will know, here at English Trackers we firmly believe that good quality written communication is they key to setting yourself apart from the competition and getting ahead in business. However, we felt that it was time to put our money where our mouth was and come up with some . . . → Read More: It’s just good (business) English!

Writing copy: setting the tone

Whether we are editing English for clients or writing original copy for them, we have noticed we are often asked the same questions.  So we have gathered up the five most common ones and asked our Senior Copywriter and Editor Paul Murphy to answer them for us.

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Writing good copy: key pointers

Whether we are editing English for clients or writing original copy for them, we have noticed we are often asked the same questions.  So we have gathered up the five most common ones and asked our Senior Copywriter and Editor Paul Murphy to answer them for us.

Paul  moved to China ten years ago, where . . . → Read More: Writing good copy: key pointers

Just out! A review of our latest translation slam

Last night The Bookworm and English Trackers hosted the first French–English Translation Slam, a change from the usual Chinese-to-English slams we held in 2011.

In the hot seats were Scotsman James Brodie, of previous Translation Slam fame, and Englishwoman Bridget Rooth, Director of English Trackers and author of this post. This is the . . . → Read More: Just out! A review of our latest translation slam

Grammar rules

Hated learning English grammar at school?

If you’re looking for a succinct list of English grammar rules, check out the list posted on a wonderful blog called Lists of Note.

He has posted William Safire’s list of Fumblerules of Grammar.

My favourites are:

Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

If you reread your work, you . . . → Read More: Grammar rules