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Commonly confused words: ambiguous with ambivalent
ambiguous primarily means 'having more than one meaning, open to different interpretations', while ambivalent means 'having mixed feelings'.

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Martin Cutts, author of The Quick Reference Plain English Guide, explains how plain English can help make your writing more user-friendly and effective.

Email, SMS, and Online Chat
Make your emails, bulletin board and text messages say more with our selection of emoticons :-) and acronyms.

One Step Ahead: Effective Communication in Everyday Life
The One Step Ahead series is for all those who want and need to communicate more effectively in a range of real-life situations. Each title provides up-to-date practical guidance, tips, and the language tools needed to enhance your writing and speaking. Online material available on AskOxford.com provides the key points of each book and useful templates to work with.


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