by Micah Wagner | May 29, 2022 | Blog
By Micah Wagner, Catch the Sun Intern. The English language can be a bit tricky. Words can look or sound the same, but have completely different meanings. There are different variations of this, but as a general rule they can be categorised as follows: Homonyms –...
by Micah Wagner | Apr 17, 2022 | Blog
By Micah Wagner, Catch the Sun Intern. When we write, we tend to add filler words. Adjectives and adverbs that pad out the word count and give a sense of gravitas to what we’re writing. I, personally, have a penchant for the word ‘therefore’. There’s just something...
by Micah Wagner | Apr 2, 2022 | Blog
By Micah Wagner, Catch the Sun intern. With punctuation, it’s not so much something that you notice if it’s been done right. But boy howdy, if it’s wrong, you definitely will. To quote a certain cartoon tv show: “When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve...
by Micah Wagner | Mar 26, 2022 | Blog
By Micah Wagner, Catch the Sun Intern. As you write, you’ll develop habits. It’s a fact of life that the more you do something, the more it will become habitual. University, for example, ingrained in me the habit of writing in a passive rather than active voice....
by Micah Wagner | Jan 11, 2022 | Blog
By Micah Wagner, Catch the Sun Intern Not many things stay the same for nearly a full 20 years. Your car, maybe, if it’s a good one. Your grandmother’s lasagne recipe that she guards with sharpened kitchen knives. Oh, and my well-thumbed, copiously bookmarked 2002...