Audrey Horwitz, Author at BusinessWritingBlog

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Presentation and Formatting

Fonts for Business Communications

In the business world, the font you choose can significantly impact the readability and professionalism of your communications. Here are some top font recommendations for business communications: Sans-serif Fonts: With the rise of electronic communication, it’s been observed that sans-serif fonts are generally easier to… continue reading

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Vocabulary

Is it Staring or Starring?

Have you ever had to stop and consider whether it is staring or starring? If you do mix the two up, the spell-check application will often not catch the error, as both words are properly spelled in their own right. Spell-check is on the lookout for words… continue reading

Grammar and Usage

To vs. Too

For two relatively small words, to and too can cause a lot of headaches. Educators, editors, and general grammar nerds are constantly correcting the misuse of these simple words. Using To Correctly Let’s begin with the basics. The word to is a preposition, indicating direction… continue reading

Grammar and Usage

What is Objective vs. Subjective?

These days, facts and opinions become twisted and are blurred quite easily. It is more important than ever to be able to separate actual, verifiable fact from conjecture. With this in mind, let’s talk about objective vs. subjective statements. A big part of that is… continue reading

Vocabulary

Is It Purposely or Purposefully?

It is pretty easy to confuse purposely and purposefully. Both are standard English words with similar origins. Both words are adverbs, and they have comparable definitions. Never fear: we will elucidate how to use each word correctly. Differentiating Purposely and Purposefully The definition of purposely… continue reading

Grammar and Usage

Anyway, Anyways or Any Way? Help!

Even experienced writers get tripped up with anyway, any way, and anyways. Here is an explainer to help you distinguish between these similar-sounding expressions. Using Anyway Correctly Firstly, anyway can be defined as “nonetheless,” “in any case,” or “regardless.” Here is an example of how… continue reading

Grammar and Usage

Should You Use Into and Onto or What?

It is never easy differentiating between the like-sounding terms into and in to. The same is true for onto and on to. We can clarify these words and phrases to help you determine which is correct for your sentence. Into and Onto Definitions For starters,… continue reading

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Vocabulary

“Forego” and “Forgo” Do Not Mean the Same Thing

Even though they sound the same and are only differentiated by one tiny letter, forego and forgo have entirely different definitions: forego means “go before.” forgo means “go without.” Despite this, many people use these words in place of each other. Many dictionaries even indicate… continue reading

Grammar and Usage

Different From or Different Than?

Consider the two sentences below. They are almost identical, except for one word: A Labrador is different from a Golden Retriever. A Labrador is different than a Golden Retriever. Potentially, one of those sentences sounded like nails on a chalkboard to you. On the other… continue reading

Vocabulary

The Difference Between Abstruse and Obtuse

What is the difference between the words abstruse and obtuse? Abstruse Well, both are adjectives (words that describe nouns). The first word, abstruse, derives from a Latin word meaning “hidden, concealed, secret.” In the English language, it simply means “difficult to understand.” Here are a few examples: Because I… continue reading

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