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Referencing is a fundamental part of academic writing. Sometimes, though, you’ll come across something that...
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While the dreary constraints of physical reality mean that we’re stuck in the present for...
As proofreaders, we’re obviously keen on good spelling and grammar. However, since we like to...
The “doubling up” rule (or the “1:1:1 rule”) is one of the few rules in...
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The way that language evolves is fascinating to word nerds like us, especially how different...
In the liberal arts and humanities subjects, MLA referencing is commonly used for citing sources...
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Quotation marks play a vital role in many types of writing. This is especially true...
Whether you’re working on a college paper or a business report, presentation is crucial. Adding...
When we want to add extra descriptive detail to a sentence, we use adjectives and...
People often treat writing the literature review in an academic paper as a formality. Usually,...
Not that long ago, the idea of citing a YouTube video in an academic paper...
“Exhort” and “extort” are both verbs (i.e., action words) and similarly spelled, but neither is...