

The Circles of Grammar Hell
Eighth Circle: Needless Correctors "The souls in this circle often toured the other circles, mocking the poor souls who suffered there...


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The Circles of Grammar Hell
Seventh Circle: Using Emojis To Sum Up Feelings or Events That Are Way Too Complicated for Emojis To Sum Up "So you thought you were...


Why Proofreading?
I’ve always wanted to be a writer. When I was in my teens, once I’d grown too ‘big boned’ (that’s what my mum called it; bless her!) to...


The Circles of Grammar Hell
Sixth Circle: Misused Apostrophes Ok, so we’re really getting to the nub of the grammar nerd’s idea of purgatory. We’ve reached the 6th...

The Circles of Grammar Hell
Fifth Circle: Meaningless Truisms “This level is what it is. You be you.* *Naturally, forced to embrace reality and themselves exactly as...


The Circles of Grammar Hell
Fourth Circle: Hated Abbreviations "ICYMI, this level is for people who use OPAs (off-putting abbreviations) to show off their supposed...

The Circles of Grammar Hell
Third Circle: Unnecessary Use of Quotation Marks They may think they’re getting off the "hook,” but in this level quote marks are used as...


The Circles of Grammar Hell
Second Circle of Hell: The Serial Comma “One half of this circle is populated by souls who are cursed to make arguments that nobody cares...


The Circles of Grammar Hell
First Circle (Limbo): Autocorrect Here wander the otherwise virtuous souls who were forced into grievous errors by autocorrect programs....