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Palate vs. Palette vs. Pallet
Posted by Administrator on September 7, 2010 in Editorial Musings
English can be a wonderfully confusing language. We have so many homophones—words that sound alike but differ in spelling, meaning, or derivation. Homophones can trip up even native speakers and writers who are otherwise excellent spellers. Take, for example, palate, palette, and pallet. These similar-sounding words hit the homophone trifecta: They differ in spelling, meaning, [...]
Freelance Editors Beware!
Posted by Administrator on September 1, 2010 in Editorial Musings
A few weeks ago, I received a query about doing some editing for a student named Dependra Santha. It looked like a fairly typical query, complete with two academic papers for me to provide quotes on. I did a quick sample edit on a few pages, provided price quotes for both papers, and the next [...]
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