A While vs Awhile
One of our readers, Robert, wrote to ask Daily Writing Tips:
Here’s a couple of words I use all the time interchangeably. But are they? a while vs. awhile Help me out, o oracle!
Most Popular Articles April 2008
Below you will find the most popular articles of the past month. Check them out to make sure you have not missed any.
- English to Become the Official and Obligatory Language of the Internet: The Central Authority for Internet Control (CAIC) announced today that they plan to make English the official and obligatory language of the Internet, and that by 2010 all the web pages should already be using English exclusively.
50 Open Source Resources for Writers
Why pay for Word processors, image editing and other tools when there are solid open source alternatives around? The guys from Job Profiles just compiled in fact a big list with 50 open source resources for writers. Below you will find my favorite ones:
Weird Words
Browsing on the web today I came across an interested website that lists hundreds of weird words from the English language. Here are some that caught my attention:
Alexipharmic - Having the quality or nature of an antidote to poison.
Astrobleme - An eroded meteor impact crater.
Setting Your Freelance Writing Fees
One of the most difficult things for a freelance writer is deciding what rate to charge for jobs. When working for oneself, it’s not as simple as setting a price and sticking to it rigidly for every client that comes along; there are things to consider, and all kinds of worries involved.
Setting your own fees also brings with it a new worry that may never have been considered when you first decided you wanted to be a freelance writer – negotiation. This subject, however, is too big for this article, so I’ll cover it later. Meanwhile, here are some of the things to consider when deciding what fees to charge for your writing.
Inquire vs Enquire
One of our readers, Susabelle wrote to ask:
Can you take on explaining the difference between “inquire” and “enquire?”
Andro- The Prefix That’s All Man
Andro- derives from the Greek andros (man) and denotes anything that’s male or masculine (and you thought that was testosterone 
) It’s given us several words, many of them scientific or biological:
Calling All Book Lovers
This collection of book words is not for bibliophobes (book haters), but if you love books, then these are great words for you to use in writing and conversation. They all derive from the Greek biblion, which means book.
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