by Tom Corson-Knowles
Led (pronounced /LED/ with a short e) is the past tense of the verb to lead, which is pronounced as /LEED/ with a long e. The noun lead, which refers to a chemical element, is pronounced the same way as led. Since both led (the past tense of “to lead”) and...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
Whose is the possessive form of who, while who’s is a contraction linking the words who is or who has. Whose and who’s are an example of what we call homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings. Just like other homophones, these two words,...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
The biggest investing mistake beginners make is to follow someone else’s investing advice without understanding it. Let’s say some millionaire invested in Amazon and Apple stock a few years ago and has earned a few million dollars from his investments....
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Writing and publishing a book is no easy endeavor—so it follows that the more you know, the better off you’ll be. There are tons of free online classes that can help you achieve your book-publishing goals, as long as you know where to look. Online publishing...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
As a working freelancer, exchanging documents and files with clients is a big part of the job. If you’re a writer, you’ve probably dealt with plain text documents, Rich Text Format (RTF) files, Google Documents, Microsoft Word files, and PDFs; if you’re a graphic...
