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If you’ve done a laboratory experiment as part of your studies, you might need to...
Most English speakers use auxiliary verbs every day, even if they’ve never heard the term...
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The words “board” and “bored” sound the same, so it can be easy to mix...
So, we’re halfway through NaNoWriMo. Hopefully, your novel is well underway, but we know that...
Chicago referencing is widely used in academic writing. It has various rules for how and...
If you have created a new product or process, a user manual should help people...
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Today marks the start of the five-day Hindu festival of Diwali, also known as the...
In academic writing, a “fallacy” is a bad argument. But what is the bandwagon fallacy?...
You may need to keep track of the number of words in a document (e.g.,...
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The words “wait” and “weight” sound the same, which can make them confusing! But these...
Reviews of books, films, and other media can be great sources in academic writing. But...
If you have a problem, are you facing a “dilemma” or a “dilemna”? Only one...