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Writing tip: Me or I? Expand the sentence

Writing tip: Me or I? Expand the sentence

People-pairs in a sentence are a grammar trap when one of the people is yourself. Then you might stumble over choosing I or me, we or us. The I/Me trap is one of the most common grammar mistakes in English. 

  • Should you write Christopher Robin and I?
  • Or Christopher Robin and me?

The answer depends on the sentence. 

In this blog, I explain why this grammatical point trips so many people up, and I provide an easy trick for using the right word.

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How to write answers or instruction steps for Google’s Featured Snippets

How to write answers or instruction steps for Google’s Featured Snippets

When people are searching online, they want short, concise, crystal clear content.

Screens and attention spans have got smaller and so must your digital content.

Searchers on a mission want answers and fast. Nothing else will do!

Google knows this and rewards content editors who know this too.

As a digital content writer, your job is to find out your audience’s burning questions. And answer them!

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Small is mighty: the power of short sentences

Small is mighty: the power of short sentences As Winston Churchill said, ‘the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence... is a noble thing.’ Short sentences communicate powerfully. Writing short sentences is a very good plain language trick. Plain language uses short sentences. If you write short sentences, your meaning is usually clear and your grammar is usually correct.

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A clever way for writers to design menu structures and landing pages, much like Gov.uk

A clever way for writers to design menu structures and landing pages, much like Gov.uk

This blog:

  • discusses the important role of writers in menu design
  • reveals a common usability problem with landing pages
  • proposes a clever way to design user-friendly menu structures and landing pages
  • shows you how to replicate the Gov.uk menu for your government website or corporate website.

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