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Fractions are used in all sorts of writing, from science and math papers to financial...
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MHRA referencing is a common system in the humanities, so you may have to use...
The UN’s first Ambassador for Friendship, Winnie the Pooh, once said, “a day without a...
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It’s easy to remember how to spell “grandma,” “grandmother,” and “grandson” – they all have...
After months or even years of writing, you’re finally ready to share your manuscript with...
“Many” and “much” are both quantifiers (i.e., they indicate quantity). The difference is that we...
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The phrase “lo and behold” is often misspelled as “low and behold,” with an extra...
IEEE referencing is a citation style developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers....
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With so many conventions for writing dates, days, years, decades, and centuries, it’s easy to...
When someone is applying for a new job, they may have to provide a reference...
Have you ever wondered why a skyscraper is “tall” but a shelf is “high”? Both...
Superscript and subscript are types of formatting used to place text either slightly above (superscript)...