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Patrick Barnes

Yoast.com recommends How’s my English!

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 by Patrick Barnes
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We’re over the moon to be featured on the Yoast.com website and to have our work recommended by them!

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How a good editor can build your confidence as a writer

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 by Patrick Barnes

In talking to people about the idea of How’s my English, we often heard about bad experiences with editors in the past: “They changed everything and I didn’t understand what I did wrong.”

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Why we don’t charge per word for editing content

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 by Patrick Barnes

Charging by the word to edit content is bad for the client, for the editor and for the content’s eventual audience – here’s why.

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We’re now at HowsmyEnglish.com!

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by Patrick Barnes

We’re happy to announce that we have acquired the domain name HowsmyEnglish.com, and our website is now accessible at that address.

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When to use a question mark in English

August 17, 2017June 19, 2017 by Patrick Barnes
Question mark sign

In our travels around the web, and in the content we edit, we see one mistake over and over again – putting a question mark where it doesn’t belong.

Here’s a quick guide on how to use the question mark for non native English writers.

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Editing – well uh, that’s just, like your opinion, man

August 17, 2017May 22, 2017 by Patrick Barnes
The Big Lebowski - The Dude

Sometimes we’re asked whether we have editing qualifications – to justify why we make the changes we do to a given piece of content. “We can see it’s better,” we’re asked, “but why?”

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If you want to proofread your text, print it!

August 17, 2017May 7, 2017 by Patrick Barnes

Each piece of content we deal with at How’s my English goes through a multi-stage editing process, depending on its purpose. But we always start the same way – by printing it.

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We’re proud to sponsor WordCamps

August 17, 2017April 21, 2017 by Patrick Barnes
Microsponsors - WordCamp NL 2016

Our business owes a lot to WordPress – not just because we used it to build more than 150 websites in our years as web designers, but because the WordPress Community helped us to grow as a business and as people.

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