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Have you ever heard the phrase to that effect or to the effect of? These...
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Does a comma go before though? The answer is… sometimes. Hey, if the matter were...
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APA 7 is one of the most straightforward referencing systems out there. However, citing certain...
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The abbreviations ‘e.g.’ and ‘i.e.’ have a couple of things in common: both are short...
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In the grammar world, positioning is everything. The wrong word in the wrong place can change the...
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Personification is when you assign human traits to something nonhuman. In writing, it’s a literary...
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The definition of a pronoun seems straightforward: a word used as a substitute for a...
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An analogy is a rhetorical device we use to compare two things based on a...
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Sending a letter to court personnel is a serious matter, so if you need to...
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Are you writing a synthesis essay? This is a paper that combines information from a...
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A conjunctive adverb, otherwise known as a subordinating adverb, is an adverb that connects two...
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Do you need financial backing for a volunteer project or nonprofit organization? If the answer...
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