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I was walking down the street the other day, when a man with a mad...
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Homonyms are words that sound identical but differ in meaning. As you might have already...
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Back in Ancient Rome, the Latin word centuria meant “group of one hundred.” It was...
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Knowing which words to capitalize can be a tricky business since there are dozens of...
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Most people get confused about which nouns need capitalizing. Why on earth do we use...
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The words “born” and “borne” are spelled almost the same but differ in meaning. Getting...
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Homophones – similar sounding words that differ in meaning – can cause a lot of...
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Even if you’re familiar with the basics of the American Psychological Society (APA) style guide,...
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Time makes fools of us all, even when it comes to referencing. As such, it’s...
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There are two main ways to use apostrophes: to indicate possession or in contractions. You...
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Getting your references right is one of the toughest parts of writing a paper, especially...
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When writing a master’s thesis or PhD dissertation, it’s easy to lose track of what...
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