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January 1, 2019 ACES News

Chiasmus x marks the spot

A chiasmus is a rhetorical device in which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second.


January 1, 2019

Confusables: Assure, ensure, and insure

​Spellcheck probably won’t help you choose correctly among assure, ensure, and insure.


January 1, 2019 ACES News

Confusables: Defuse and diffuse

The near-homophones defuse and diffuse can give writers and editors some trouble.


January 1, 2019 ACES News

Confusables: Elicit and illicit

Take care when choosing between elicit and solicit. Soliciting means asking for something; eliciting means actually getting it.


January 1, 2019 ACES News

Confusables: Empathy and sympathy

Understanding the difference between empathy and sympathy.


January 1, 2019 ACES News

Confusables: Metal, medal, mettle, and meddle

Understanding metal, medal, mettle, and meddle.


January 1, 2019

2 ways to boost confidence in your skills

To instill confidence in your clients, you first have to have confidence in yourself.


January 1, 2019

'Until' is an Old Norse redundancy

The words till and until appear in Middle English about 700 years ago.


January 1, 2019 ACES News

'White Paper' contrasts with 'Blue Books,' other shades

A white paper is an official or authoritative report, giving information and possibly proposing a course of action.


January 1, 2019 ACES News

"Of Which" as the starch in your collar

Should you use "which" for inanimate objects?