With 2 billion speakers in the world today, English is the most commonly spoken language.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
The Utilisation of the English Language: How English Language is Used
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English language
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Sunday, March 01, 2026
The Structure of the English Language: Spelling
Alphabets and Early Writing Systems
Christian missionaries, along with church officials, brought in an alphabetic writing system based on the Roman alphabet in the 600s. Incantations, poems, and curses, were written in an early Germanic writing system and came from the same system as the Roman alphabet.
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English language
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Getting Back Into Writing After a Period of Illness
If you've read my last blog post you'll know that I've come down with some kind of infection or flu, that has left me with very little energy and very little voice.
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writing
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Sunday, January 25, 2026
A Cautionary Tale and Eye Opener
Anybody familiar with the UK system of finding work will know how hard it is especially in today’s climate.
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writing
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
10 Reasons Why You Should Write and Publish a Book
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self publishing,
writing
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Monday, January 05, 2026
10 Reasons Why You Should Read as Much as You Can as a Writer
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
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