Writing well can be difficult even for those who do it professionally. The English language is rife with opportunities to use the wrong words, punctuation, syntax, or style. And while some might shrug ...

I confess. I’m a bit of a writing snob. As an editor for the past 25 years, I’ve read thousands of stories, slashing unnecessary words, dragging entire paragraphs into the trash and writing comments ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Nobody expects you to be perfect all the time. However, there are some really glaring writing mistakes that when done repeatedly can ...

In the professional world, your writing is important. You use it on a daily basis to express yourself and your ideas, and the way it’s received matters. It makes sense, then, to ensure that you’re ...

It’s not everyday that we get a glimpse inside the minds (and Google Docs) of today’s students. But thanks to the all together immense power of big data, writing improvement tool NoRedInk analyzed ...

With the rise of modern technology and possibilities for remote work, the written word has become more important than ever. Of course, nobody’s perfect, and an occasional mistake or typo isn’t the end ...

Ben Yagoda mentions that with proofreading, students might catch many of their errors (“The Seven Deadly Sins of Student Writers,” The Chronicle Review, September 8). In other words, perhaps many of ...

Accountants and finance professionals have to write every day. Whether you are composing a brief email message or a long report, you have important information that needs to be communicated to clients ...

He was the first person in his family to attend college. His mother had sacrificed to get him there, had wanted a better life for him than hers, and now, on his first day of work he was excited. And ...

For eight years, I've worked with high-school students to perfect their college-admission essays. I often see students think their ideas are completely original; the ideas have been done before.