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Cathy Dann

Cathy is a certified word and editing expert, having worked as a sub-editor, editor and copywriter at, to name a few, the Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Which? and The Grocer.

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60-second fix: judgement or judgment

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60-second fix: bear or bare

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60-second fix: palate, palette and pallet

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60-second fix: learnt or learned?

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Leave out the Latin

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60-second fix: substitute for or with?

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60-second fix: compare to and compare with

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60-second fix: different from/to/than

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How to write brand names

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