Kendrick Shope, career coach and public speaker, is a staunch advocate of Gramlee as a way to fix grammar errors. She runs an online coaching business and has gone through Marie Forleo’s mastermind training. Kendrick says one of the most common questions asked during the training is how to fix grammar errors and write professionally even if you are not an […]
We’ll save you a lot of time by summarizing the important things about law school personal statement tips. We find most law school applicants need help learning how to write a personal statement this is viewed favorably by the selection committee.
Law school personal statement tips
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Don’t […]
There is hot debate around using commas in a series of three or more items. The official name for this comma is the “serial comma”. It is also known as the Oxford comma.
Here’s an example of using commas in a series:
I will bring a sleeping bag, tent, and compass
The scholastic argument is over the comma after the word tent. The […]
Here’s the trick bloggers and writers don’t want you to know: they rely on online grammar check services to ensure their writing is crisp and a joy to read. That’s the way writers and bloggers consistently produce lots of top quality content. The ability to copy, paste, and submit your writing on a website to have it checked for grammar, […]
You hand your paper to a copy editor. What comes back to you is something that you hardly recognize as your own creation. “What the heck happened?” you ask, perhaps in more colorful language. Most likely, there was a mismatch between your expectations and the editor’s interpretation of what level of editing to apply to your writing.Copy editing is a […]
Your dissertation proposal (also known as dissertation prospectus) may be some of your hardest writing to date. The depth needed to write a successful dissertation proposal catches PhD students off guard. Most other papers you have written to date were likely shorter and less preemptive than the proposal you are about to craft. A good dissertation proposal demands that you […]
Frank contributed these eleven rules to the world over two decades ago. They’ve become legendary and borderline folklore since then. Because no blog on writing, grammar, or punctuation is credible without mention of these rules, Gramlee proudly pays tribute to Frank’s contribution.
Avoid Alliteration. Always.
Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat.)
Employ the vernacular.
Eschew […]
The advent of algorithmic spelling and grammar checkers in the 1970s was a natural result of the development of word processors. Poor spellers and writers could rely on computers to catch their dirty deeds. Those for whom English was a second language had a tool that promised freedom to communicate with native English speakers.
The sophistication of grammar checkers has expanded […]
Here’s a secret: smart PhD students leverage their dissertation prospectus (also called dissertation proposal) to guide their research. How, you ask? These clever students have bought into the true purpose of the dissertation prospectus.
The prospectus is a blueprint for the rest of your research. Just as entrepreneurs have a business plan that they can later execute, students writing a dissertation […]