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Oxford Indie Book Fair is a Great Success!
For the first time, I had a stand at the Oxford Indie Book Fair https://www.oxfordindiebookfair.co.uk/on Sunday 13th July, one of 60 exhibitors at this event,

Don’t Americanisms Drive You Crazy?
I’m a fan of Simon Heffer, author of several books and a columnist for the Telegraph newspapers. His book, Scarcely English: An A-Z of Assaults

Handwriting is in need of revival
Handwriting is in decline. Today, the rise of electronic communication means that the act of writing is delegated to machines, as is the thought process

History is a Pathway into the Present
There are historical antecedents behind many of our place names which reflect their past, often an interesting one. But some people either don’t realise there’s

Why Proper Punctuation Matters
Why Proper Punctuation Matters These days, with the rise in text speak, punctuation often seems to go by the board. People ask, ‘Does it really

We’re at the Oxford Indie Book Fair!
Results Department will be exhibiting at the next Oxford Indie Book Fair, the nation’s premier independent publishing event, which is being held on Sunday 13th

AI and Copyright
‘Currently, developers are subject to copyright law when using large data sets to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. In December 2024, the government published proposals

The Oxford Comma Clarifies Meaning!
The Oxford (or serial) comma is a comma used before the final conjunction in a list of three or more items. When you’re writing a

What Your Email Sign-Off Says About You
As reported in the Telegraph, The Journal of Experimental Psychology has found that the way we choose to end our emails might reveal a lot

One word will do!
When writing for any audience, the number one priority must be to make your meaning clear. You will achieve clarity and impact when you keep

When should you use apostrophes?
I find people often have trouble using apostrophes in the right way. Here are three examples of incorrect usage – In the first two, the