Kathryn Petras & Ross Petras

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The ‘most persuasive’ people always do these 9 things when talking to others, say psychology expertsCNBC

Do you have high emotional intelligence? See if you can answer these 10 questions correctly – CNBC

If you use these 13 phrases every day, you have high emotional intelligence: Psychology experts – CNBC

Want to sound more assertive? Ditch these 4 phrases that make you look ‘weak or timid,’ say word expertsCNBC

Gray Area for Gray Matter: On the Time Einstein’s Brain was StolenLitHub

Want to sound more confident? Ditch these 10 phrases that make you look ‘insecure’ and ‘arrogant’ – CNBC

What Happened to Anne Boleyn’s Heart?CrimeReads

Want to sound and feel more confident? Ditch these 11 phrases from your vocabulary, say psychologists – CNBC

Don’t make these 11 punctuation mistakes that ‘irritate people the most,’ say grammar experts CNBC

The most likable people always avoid these 13 communication mistakes, say speech and words experts CNBC

Want to sound less annoying? Avoid these 15 words and phrases that are ‘embarrassingly cliched,’ say grammar experts CNBC

Want to sound more confident? Avoid these 11 words and phrases that make you look weak: Grammar experts CNBC

These 26 words can make you sound smarter—but ‘most people use them the wrong way’: Grammar experts CNBC

Want to sound smarter? Avoid these phrases that make you sound ‘pretentious,’ say grammar experts CNBC

These are the 32 most commonly misspelled words, say grammar experts. How many can you get right? CNBC

11 common grammar mistakes that make people cringe—and make you look less smart CNBC

Want to sound smarter? Avoid mixing up these 11 most commonly confused words in English CNBC

Avoid these 11 most annoying business jargon words at all costs—how to speak more clearly and concisely CNBC

13 most commonly mispronounced words in American English—and the right way to say them – CNBC

14 common words and phrases you’ve probably been saying wrong this whole time – CNBC

9 Words and Phrases You’re Probably Using WrongHarvard Business Review

Can You Start a Sentence With “Because”? Oh Heck Yeah, You Can  — The Write Life

The Difference Between Lay and Lie (Because This Debate Stumps Even the Best Writers) — The Write Life

Can You Start a Sentence With “Because”? Oh Heck Yeah, You Can  — The Write Life

The Difference Between Lay and Lie (Because This Debate Stumps Even the Best Writers) — The Write Life

Trump’s Elements of StyleMcSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Tips, Inspiration, and Advice to Listen to If You Want to Be a Published Pro  — Bustle

Dubious Advice From Questionable Vintage Self-Help Books — Bustle