Reading comprehension is a skill that improves like any other, therefore, you can improve your understanding with practice and a game plan. Dedicate yourself to engaging in a combination of both "guided" and "relaxed" reading practice for at least
There are a lot of articles on how to be a better writer and things a writer should do, but what you rarely see though is what a writer should never do. Thus, here goes 10 things a writer
A book review is a critical appraisal of a book. It contains a summary of the content and assesses the importance of the book. It also goes beyond assessment and summary, it's an opportunity for the reviewer to assess
At first glance, the rules of capitalization in English might seem very easy, but as you write you might find out that capitalization goes beyond proper nouns and the first word of every sentence. Thus, here are 10 capitalization
There is no fast rule governing the writing of a good memo, but observing the basics would help do a good job- a memo that would deliver on its purpose. In other words, consider the following key points
The plays of William Shakespeare provide a wealth of pithy sayings — many of which he likely popularized rather than produced himself, though we may still be grateful to him for sharing them. Unfortunately, sometimes the original sense is
Travel the world Old, young, rich, poor, there are many ways to see the world, soak up other cultures, see examples of creativity in art, food, music, architecture. Lately, I’ve been applying to and attending artist residencies to
I've always been loath to tackle the subject of writer's block for personal, largely superstitious reasons - but still I get asked what writers should do about it, all the time! So here goes: Crisis, What Crisis?
When language-mutilator Yogi Berra said that something was “like ‘deja vu’ all over again,” everybody laughed. Lately I get the feeling that some people who say it don’t know it’s a joke. Yogi’s “belts and suspenders” approach to
Compound nouns are of three kinds: open, hyphenated, and closed. As the names imply, “open compounds” are written as separate words, “hyphenated compounds” are written with one or more hyphens, and “closed compounds” are written as a single
