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Use Active Voice, Except When…

By Ugur Akinci | December 26, 2018

Using active voice is a very good idea, except when…

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5 Great Books on Writing that all Writers Should Read

By Ugur Akinci | June 25, 2018

Here are the best 5 books that helped me in my writing career: (1) THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE by Strunk and White. No doubt about it. It’s the BIBLE of good plain writing and you can read it in just a few hours. If you still haven’t read it, read it before you move on to anything…

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How to Use the "Oxford Comma" in Technical & Business Writing

By Ugur Akinci | May 31, 2018

Oxford Comma in Technical and Business Writing is also known as Serial comma Series Comma Harvard Comma It’s the comma before the “coordinating conjunction” (and “and” or “or”) in a list of three items. For example: “I love soup, steamed vegetables, and a good cigar in the evening.” Why use the serial comma? Not including…

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English Grammar – Should I Use "I" or "Me"?

By Ugur Akinci | May 29, 2018

Sometimes people are confused whether to use “me” or “I” in a sentence. For example, which is correct: “Me and Jimmy watched a movie”… or “I and Jimmy watched a movie”? First off, it always sounds better if you cite the other person FIRST, as in “Jimmy and me…” or “Jimmy and I…” A Method…

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