Now that you’ve written your resume in English, and you’ve found a job advertisement, here are a few tips on how to write a respectable cover letter. I consider these tips to be the ‘good manners’ you’d want to extend to your potential new company. When we’re editing » Read More
Six Top Tips on Getting Published in an Academic Journal
Absolutely the best way to get your research out there is to get an article about it published in an English academic journal. Academic journals are, quite rightly, highly thought of and their selection processes are rigorous. However, once you do manage to get published in a journal, you’ll » Read More
New Year Grammar Resolutions
Over here in the UK, we like to choose at least one New Year’s resolution to help us make improvements to our lives, our health or sometimes even our behaviour throughout the year to come. However, choosing a New Year’s resolution is often the easy part, it is keeping » Read More
New English Words: September 2016 Additions to the Oxford English Dictionary
The English language is dynamic. This means it is always changing. Older words fall into obsolescence, for example malagrugrous which in Scotland once meant dismal, is no longer used. This is counteracted by the development, usually through popular culture, of new words. It wasn’t too long ago that our » Read More
The Art of Successful Resume Writing
In today’s job economy, hundreds and often thousands of resumes are submitted to any given job offer online. This makes it incredibly difficult to craft a resume that stands out from the rest. On the surface, a resume is nothing more than a piece of paper with a few over » Read More
Localisation Checklist: the Right English to Boost your Conversion Rate
British English or American English: Localisation Checklist Use this localisation checklist to help you expand your reach, outside of your territory and possibly on the other side of the planet. You want your new clients to feel comfortable on your site. The chances are you can’t afford to localise » Read More