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Now and then, you may need to cite a patent in your academic writing (e.g.,...
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The words “key” and “quay” sound the same. But while “key” has many meanings in...
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Recruiting the best employees for your business can be difficult. Asking the right questions in...
“Ex” is a common prefix in English. But how you punctuate this prefix may depend...
If you cite an online source in your academic writing, you will usually need to...
MLA referencing is an academic citation style used around the world. But what should you...
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A good thesaurus – i.e., a book that lists synonyms and antonyms for other words...
“Or,” “oar,” and “ore” sound identical, but these words have very different meanings. Make sure...
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Every good research paper needs a strong thesis statement. Typically, this is a line or...
To draw on the old phrase, is giving better than “receiving” or “recieving”? This word...
If you refer to a dataset in you work, you need to cite it like...
Although “not” and “knot” sound the same, they have very different meanings. As a result,...