Internships are a fantastic way to gain experience in your field of interest. The opportunity to learn about an area of industry on the job and to work alongside experienced professionals is invaluable. Having worked as an intern in the relevant field gives applicants an advantage over other candidates when applying for entry-level positions. A …
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Learning when and how to use punctuation marks does not sound enticing, let alone knowing when to place a few of them together in place together. Today, we’ll understand in detail what brackets are and when to use a comma before them in sentences. Let’s begin with an overview. Correctly using a comma before …
A proficient speaker, more often than not, is also an effective writer who varies the structures of his sentences to add interest and tone to his piece. He can do this if he possesses a good grasp and sound understanding of grammar and syntax – the most important tools of a writer or speaker. Many …
What makes the English language interesting and colorful is its use of idioms or idiomatic expressions. An idiomatic expression is a phrase whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning of its constituent elements. One of these idioms we aim to learn is “at its best.” So sit back, relax, and let’s start exploring …
A number of people tend to get confused about when to use “as of late” and “lately,” leading them to think that these two phrases can be used interchangeably. We can surely avoid these errors if we know the right way to use the expressions “lately” and “as of late” as well as how to …
Having good comma skills show how attentive to details we are. It goes to show that we care a lot about how we communicate through writing. One comma-related concern that has come up these days is its usage together with the word “via,” particularly right before it. Luckily, that’s what we are going to talk …
Professionals do many things for us that make our lives easier. From doctors to teachers, restaurant servers to repair people and more, professionals make our lives healthier and more pleasant. It’s always nice to say “Thank you” or even “thank you kindly“ to these professionals. You might think that since they are paid to help …
Your mail carrier is one of those people who you probably depend on more than you realize. You might not even think about the mailman very much, but you always know that they will reliably bring you packages, postcards and anything else you’re expecting in the mail. In fact, some people only give their mail …
The way we write emails in business correspondence determines how well we can convey our thoughts in formal settings. Even more so, how we communicate, whether effectively or not, helps in painting and shaping our so-called “identities.” “Thank you very much for your email” is probably one of the most routinary messages we see when …