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Oxford Referencing – Citing a Book

You need two things when citing a book in the Oxford referencing system: a footnote...

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Grammatical Person: The First, Second, and Third Person

As proofreaders, we could describe ourselves as “grammatical people.” We won’t, though, because “grammatical person”...

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Fallacy Watch: What Is Faulty Generalization?

Faulty generalization is a common fallacy – an error in an argument – in both...

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MHRA Referencing – Citing a Website

Still using books when researching an essay? You might as well be living in the...

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Spelling Tips: Free Rein or Free Reign?

Today, we’re looking at one of the most commonly misspelled phrases in the English language:...

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How to Cite a Website in Harvard Referencing

With so much information now available online, you may need to cite a website in...

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Word Choice: Doughnut vs. Donut

It is National Doughnut Day today. This raises two main questions: Why is there a...

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How to Use Footnotes and Endnotes

Footnotes and endnotes both let you add extra information in an essay or college paper....

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The False Cause Fallacy: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

When we see that two things happen together, we may assume one causes the other....

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Legal Citation – Citing Legislation with AGLC Referencing

If you know much about law in Australia, you should know the term “AGLC” already....

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How to Cite a Book in MHRA Referencing

MHRA referencing is a citation style set out by the Modern Humanities Research Association. It...

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How to Write a Meta Description

A meta description is an HTML “meta tag” that gives a short summary of a...

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