Antidote’s Blog

Word Stories - May 15, 2023

Contronyms

This Word Stories instalment shines a spotlight on contronyms - the strange words that can act as their own antonyms.

News - April 25, 2023

Free Updates for the Entire Antidote Product Line

Antidote adds more linguistic content and improved analyzers. The entire product line gets free updates that give users access to new features.

Language Matters - April 3, 2023

Mislaid Modifiers

Good grammar helps us write clearly and precisely. One way to avoid convoluted and confusing writing involves watching out for misplaced modifiers.

Tips and Advice - March 31, 2023

10 Handy Antidote Functions for Translation

Learn how to use Antidote’s tools in both English and French to easily find the right translation, meet various client needs and most of all, increase your productivity.

Word Stories - March 14, 2023

PIE Day

This Word Stories instalment digs deep into the history of common English words, to celebrate the legacy of Proto-Indo-European or PIE.

Language Matters - February 14, 2023

Romance is in the Air? Romance is in English!

Latin has given more than we assume to English. This month’s Language Matters covers all the bases: from the morphemes that pepper our speech to how to properly cite your favourite philosophers.

Tips and Advice - February 7, 2023

How to Use Antidote in Google Docs

If you use Google Docs, here’s how to integrate Antidote so it can be used directly where you write.

Tips and Advice - January 3, 2023

Teaching English With Antidote: 5 Features for Improving a Text

Help your students revise their writing with the corrector’s filters in order to reach specific goals. These challenges will motivate them to write better!

Word Stories - January 2, 2023

January is a forward-looking month, so it seems appropriate that sci-fi lovers have chosen this time of year to mark Science Fiction Day. It’s also a good time for word lovers to celebrate the way English has been enriched in recent centuries by science and science fiction.