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Ahoy, matey! Yarr! Shiver me timbers! Splice the mainbrace, and so on and so on....
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Television isn’t a traditional academic source. But if you’ve seen an insightful program, or you’re...
You may need to take minutes as a record of the actions taken and decisions...
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“Wine” and “whine” have very different meanings, but they only differ by one letter, so...
The AP Stylebook is a popular style guide in the business and journalism worlds. But...
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As IEEE referencing is used in many technical subject areas, you may need to cite...
The words “gaffe” and “gaff” sound the same and only differ by one letter in...
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“Defense” and “defence” are variant spellings of a word meaning “protection from attack or criticism.”...