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Grammar Tips: An Overview of Grammatical Mood

In humans, a mood is a feeling or an emotional state. If you’re in a...

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7 Top Tips on Writing the Time

As anyone who has turned up for a midday meeting at midnight will tell you,...

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Oxford Referencing – Citing a Journal Article

At some point, you may need to reference a journal article when writing a dissertation...

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Word Choice: Lessen vs. Lesson

Sometimes, when two words look and sound similar, they come from the same root term....

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Writing Tips: The Elements of a Screenplay

A “screenplay” is typically a script for a movie or television show. And if you...

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5 Words that Come from the Moon

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on...

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6 Common Preposition Errors

Prepositions are tricky words, especially if you speak English as a second language. They’re common,...

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How to Cite a Journal Article in MHRA Referencing

Since “MHRA” stands for Modern Humanities Research Association, it won’t surprise you to learn that...

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Can You Proofread Emoji? (World Emoji Day)

Some people ❤️ them. Other people think they’re . Either way, emoji (or emojis, depending...

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Customizing the Spellchecker in Microsoft Word

The spellchecker in Microsoft Word is a useful tool (even if it can’t replace proofreading)....

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Spelling Tips: Baited Breath or Bated Breath?

Given how popular the Harry Potter books were, you’d have thought J.K. Rowling – or...

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How to Cite a Website in IEEE Referencing

With so much information available online these days, it is vital to know how to...

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