Amazing Language
A New Year, A New Start
2013 is here and is already beginning to get itself into full swing.
So before 2013 runs away with us, I would just like to wish everyone a prosperous, wonderful new year which is full of exciting opportunities and new challenges. I would also like to thank everyone for their support throughout last year!
The start of the new year is a time to reflect on the year that has passed and to see how we can make the new year better. It feels like a rebirth of time, a clean slate on which to begin and so, we should try to make the most of it! 
Good luck with the year ahead and may you all find what you it is that you may be looking for in your life 
Ps. May 2013 be a wonderful, interesting, language-filled year!
Plagiarism – What it is and how to avoid it
In the academic editing I have done this year, I have come across quite a bit of plagiarism. This is strange and surprising to me as I have always been almost hyper aware of the serious consequences associated with plagiarism. I guess, though, that I shouldn't be too surprised because not all people have had the exposure to methods on how to avoid plagiarism as I have, or they just didn't care.
I have heard every excuse and every strange request possible when it comes to plagiarism and why it appears in people's documents:
- I didn't know, really.
- Can't you just edit it out for me?
- I gave a reference at the end of the paragraph, isn't that enough?
- Do I really have to put all that info into my own words?
- Please check my work for anything that appears to be plagiarism and correct it.
- How do I know if I have plagiarised?
- Do I really have to reference EVERYTHING I use from a source?
'To follow' and 'to share'
We all know the meanings of words change over time – sometimes even drastically. But do we realise just how much language can evolve?
Take for example, the two infinitives 'to follow' and 'to share'.