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Guest Column: Writing woes

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13.01.2026

Proofread carefully to make make sure your writing is correct.

It never ceases to annoy me when people misuse the written word. English is a beautifully ugly language.

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For one, it allows phrases like “beautifully ugly.” For two, it has words like “peek,” “peak,” and “pique,” which are all pronounced the same way, but which mean completely different things.

Therefore, in the........

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