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Word Choice: Compliment vs. Complement

Tom Selleck has beautiful eyes. We know that’s a little weird for an opening sentence...

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Using Page and Section Breaks in Microsoft Word

When writing a longer paper, like a thesis or PhD dissertation, it makes sense to...

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Whoosh! How to Stop Deadlines Whizzing Past

Nobody likes a deadline. If nothing else, it has the word “dead” in it, which...

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Bluebook Legal Referencing – Citing Federal Statutes

The Bluebook sets out uniform conventions for referencing legal documents, so anyone studying US law...

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Word Choice: Its vs. It’s

Apostrophes have a bad habit of turning up in unexpected places. Confusion between “its” and...

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Harvard Referencing – Citing a Journal Article

The “Harvard” referencing system – actually a generic term for author-date referencing – is used...

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Word Choice: Dessert vs. Desert

We’ve all been there. You’re in a restaurant with friends. You finish your main course...

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5 Essential SAT Tips: Sitting the Exam

The SAT was recently updated to reflect its ongoing importance to higher education in the...

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9 English Words You Might Not Know Have Spanish Origins

It is Cinco de Mayo soon, so we’re looking at some English words that came...

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9 Weird Careers You Can Pursue in the USA

Maybe you picked your major to pursue a specific career, but most of us go...

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Determiners: What They Are and How to Use Them

We use determiners in front of nouns to show what they refer to. The difference...

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Using Captions in Microsoft Word

The “Caption” options in Microsoft Word allow you to label images, diagrams, charts, illustrations and...

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