My WordPress https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Modals sound more personable in emails Plain English Writing clearer sentences Commas with conjunctions Confusing words: ensure, insure, assure, affect, effect Carol’s Memoir and Writing Manuals Editing tools How many Englishes are there and which is the right one? Style and style guides How to use AI as a writing coach Conjunctions with punctuation rules and journalistic usage Writing Tips Test your editing skills Switching between diplomatic and plain English writing Overloaded sentences in organizational writing Confusing words: Less vs fewer Pruning your text to get rid of redundant words Common wordy expressions you can replace with concise ones That or which? UK or US usage? Hedging language Confusing singular and plural nouns Data is or data are?  Beware of confusing words in UN texts Redundancies in texts of international organizations Giving alternatives:  either/or;  neither/nor.  Which verb should I use — singular or plural? Style tips – start your sentence with an information word The “possessive” apostrophe Countable and uncountable nouns Uses of “that” Are you writing emails in an old-fashioned style? Latest trends in length of paragraphs, sentences and words Brackets (uses and misuses) Why do you ask us to write simply and clearly? What about literature? Long words make me sound sophisticated, right? Commas and when to use them How do I form the possessive of nouns? Use active voice in your correspondence Tenses in reports and minutes of meetings Sound more engaged and action-oriented by avoiding “impersonal” beginnings Eliminate wordy expressions and empty phrases What We Do Deciding what style to adopt in your writing For easy reading, keep your subject and main verb close together Unfortunate email beginnings How to write dates in UK and US English Use of capital letters in headings and news headlines My memoir is now available on Amazon! What is Generative AI and how can I use it when writing emails? About Carol Home