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20 Steps to Help You Improve Your Spelling in 2020 (part 2)

Do you always give up on your New Year’s resolutions?  When we set ourselves goals at the beginning of the year, we often don’t create a plan of action for how we’re going to achieve them. As the weeks and months go by, abstract goals can start to feel more and more overwhelming and unachievable.  If one of your goals for 2020 is to improve your spelling, we’re here to help. Last week we shared the first part of our list of 20 tangible steps you can take to help you improve your spelling. Here’s part two: 11)    Print off resources  In part one, we talked about the value of getting away from your screen. As well printing...

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What is the correct plural of 'octopus'?

Have you ever said the word ‘octopuses’ and had someone tell you that the correct plural of the word is ‘octopi’? Or perhaps you’ve said ‘octopi’ and had someone tell you the correct plural is ‘octopuses’? Which one is actually correct? What plural form should you use? In our blog post Ten Tips for Forming Plurals, number eight deals with loanwords: 8. Watch out for loanwords. Usually foreign words take on English plural endings, and in some cases it is acceptable to use either the plural from the original language or the English plural. In a few cases (usually technical terms such as ‘algae’ or ‘larvae’), th...

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