The modern age has given us amazing tools like spell check, but that’s a little like having an excellent team of paramedics always waiting at the base of the cliff (surely a dubious use of medical resources?). What happens if you can’t use ‘spell check’? Wouldn’t you rather not leap
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. Although this week it’s more analogy than anomaly… Q: Hi AWC, what time is it? A: It’s GRAMMAR TIME! Q: Ah, okay. NO. That’s very cute, but I actually want to know what the actual time is.
Each week, we chat about the quirks, oddities and anomalies of the English language. Like whether we needed a comma after the word “oddities” in that last sentence… Q: Hi AWC, one of our readers recently wrote to us to say that her mother always said that you should never
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language – meaning we’ll have enough material to last us another century. This week, it’s the winter of our discontent… Q: Hi AWC, is it cold or is it just me? A: It’s winter, so we’re pretty sure
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. And this week, we are 100% sure that would like to know about percentages and fewer/less… Q: Hi AWC, I was wondering if we’d ever discussed the whole fewer vs less thing? A: We sure have –
Writers and authors; great news. If and when our fridges start talking to our mobile phones, and plotting world domination with our garage door remotes, we can be assured of one thing – we’re not so easily replaced. That’s right. A little procrastination device post appeared online this week with
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. This week comprises of an often controversial word… Q: Hi AWC, I was wondering if you could clear something up for me? A: We told you last time that if the rash persisted you should see your
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. This week it’s was vs were… Q: Hi AWC, I have a question for you. if I were to say, um, I mean, if I was to say – oh wait. Okay, new question. Is it “I
It’s not every day you get the scoop on all the grammar goings-on from someone on the inside. But today, we’re fortunate to be speaking with one of the biggest players and perhaps one of the more misunderstood members of the Punctuation Team. That’s right, it’s the one and only
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. This week, we’re up against it with an exploration of “versus”… Q: Hi AWC, I keep hearing kids say “versing”. As in, “our team is versing your team this weekend”. Surely that’s not a “thing” is it?
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. And this week, we have a lot to say… Q: Hi AWC, could we maybe allot a few minutes this week to a pet peeve of mine? A: Sure. We have a lot of time to spare
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. This week, we explore want to know which words have a capital letter and which do not… Q: Hi AWC, I just got back from Australia’s capital. A: The letter A? Q: Haha, no, Canberra. And when
Each week, we chat about the quirks & anomalies of the English language. & this week, we explore why we should have used “and’” twice already in this intro… Q: Hi AWC. I have a question about this Q&A. A: That’s very “meta” of you. What would you like to
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week, in celebration of Mother’s Day, we wanted to know why mum’s not the word everywhere… Q: Hey there AWC. Did you know that it was Mother’s Day on Sunday? A: We did. Q: And do
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week we talk about what happens when we confuse and mix idioms. Q: Hi AWC, I hear people say ‘first point of call’ a lot these days and it bugs me. Is that actually correct usage?
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week a question that was 100 years in the making… Q: Hi AWC, I have a question – it’s to do with commemorating or celebrating 100 years of something. Is it called a ‘centenary’ or a
Each week, we chat about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week is brought to you by the letter S. Q: Hi AWC, is it apostrophe S or just apostrophe? A: Whoa… slow down. Slow down. Q: Can’t sorry, I’m double-parked. So which is it? A: Can
Each week, our Australian Writers’ Centre Q&A chats about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week, are we seeing double or is it the Americans? Q: I have some exciting news. Want to hear it? A: Sure do. Q: I’m traveling to America! I thought I’d enroll
Each week, our Australian Writers’ Centre Q&A chats about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week, when you should use ‘myself’ and when you shouldn’t… Q: Happy Easter! I myself am very excited about it. A: We can see that. You’ve even dressed up as the Easter
Each week, our Australian Writers’ Centre Q&A chats about the quirks and anomalies of the English language. This week, we’re making an example of ourselves with some common acronyms and how to use them correctly… Q: Hi AWC, I’d like to ask you about i.e. and e.g. Can you tell
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