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You know the AI vibe when you read it.
But why does the AI vibe take away from what you’re reading? The first line of an Italian paper by Francesca Simion from the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and the University of Padova and Elisa Di Giorgio from the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences and University of Trento says it all about the AI vibe: “The ability to… READ MORE
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AI-generated writing’s impossible-to-meet standard
Everyone wants to use AI-generated writing. No one wants to receive it. In 2026, the winner of a science photography prize was disqualified for using generative AI in his entry. The decision was made after complaints on the content organizer’s LinkedIn page that the winning entry seemed fake. Before the accusations started flying and were eventually proven,… READ MORE
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What the Heck Is a Heteronym?
If you’re like most people, you’ve heard of synonyms, antonyms and homonyms. They’re part of the basic English curriculum in every school, after all. However, you may have breezed through every grade, learning more about… READ MORE
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Qualities of an Effective Translation Service
Here’s the thing about translation…you may need it all the time or only once in a long while, but it had better be accurate when you do it. Not many blunders will make you or… READ MORE
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When to Put an Apostrophe Before the ‘s’ and When to Put It After
Apostrophes play a big role in writing the English language. Not so much in an “understanding the meaning” kind of way, but more of a “proper punctuation” kind of way. If you forget the apostrophe… READ MORE
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Then vs. Than…Yes They Do Have Different Meanings!
If you needed even more evidence of how one letter can make a big difference, ‘then vs. than’ is a great example. People make mistakes with these two words all the time, but they often… READ MORE
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Your vs. You’re…One Trick to Guarantee You Never Get It Wrong Again!
Occasionally mixing up the odd words that happen to sound similar is understandable. If you do a lot of writing, it may even be expected. However, this your and you’re confusion has reached epidemic proportions… READ MORE
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Why Accurate Fact Checking Is So Critically Important to Your Writing
It’s easy to think of “fact checking” as an activity reserved for term papers, essays and other writing that require historical accuracy. However, the need for correct factual information in writing extends far beyond the… READ MORE
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For All Intensive Purposes…and Other Commonly Misused Phrases
Sometimes, to make your ideas flow from one to the next or to hammer home a point, you use a common phrase to get the job done. We all do it from time to time,… READ MORE
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3 Headline Tips that Will Draw Your Reader In Like a Magnet
Opinions may vary about precisely how long you have to make an impression on a potential reader once they have seen your headline, but most seem to agree it’s less than five seconds. Most also… READ MORE
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Why You Shouldn’t Rely on Automatic Grammar Checkers to Correct Your Writing
In an earlier post, we gave details on some of the problems associated with the Google Translate tool. Well, there’s another type of automated tool that often makes intelligent writers look foolish, and that is… READ MORE
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What are Expletive Constructions and Why Should I Avoid Them?
Whether you write professionally, churn out the odd report as part of your job, or write papers and stories in school, structural and grammatical missteps are part of the process. One such misstep is known… READ MORE