Brendan Brown founded The Expert Editor in Melbourne in 2012, after completing a Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University and working as a writer. He built it into a professional editing service used by academics, authors, and businesses across Australia and beyond, and later founded its international sister company, Global English Editing. Brendan is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media, the company behind The Expert Editor, where he oversees both editing brands. He sets the editorial standards that apply to the company's client work and this blog, and reviews articles before they are published.
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. Rules were made to be broken – just ask James Dean. But to be a grammar rebel, you have to understand the rules in the first place. How else do you know ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's editorial standards. Some statistics may have been updated since original publication. When teens and young adults are immersed in their smartphones, what do you think they're doing? Scrolling their Instagram feed? Chatting to friends ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. English is the world's international language, but that doesn't mean it's the world's easiest language. It's full of grammar oddities, confusing vocabulary and hard-to-master conventions. There are roughly three times as many ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. What do Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, the Duchess of Cambridge and Noam Chomsky all have in common? Apart from being extraordinarily successful, they love to read. Research studies have long confirmed that ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. Ah, summertime (in the northern hemisphere at least!). That blissfully balmy time of year where school's out, vacations are scheduled, and the beach beckons. Sunshine and family make great company, but sometimes ...Read More
Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. Ernest Hemingway's famous advice was to "write drunk, edit sober". Alcohol and writing certainly have a reputation as bedfellows, with famed authors Edgar Allan Poe, Truman Capote, and Hemingway himself, being ...Read More