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When writing, it’s easy to confuse the words “there,” “their” and “they’re” since they sound...
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“Hyphenation” is a term for linking two words with a hyphen to make a compound...
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You might not have heard of countable and uncountable nouns before. However, it is useful...
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How a thesis should look can vary between colleges, so it’s always best to check...
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If you regularly use Microsoft Word with a language that reads from right-to-left, you may...
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The verbs “inflict” and “afflict” are spelled similarly and, indeed, closely related in meaning, since...
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Although spelled in the same way in each case, “apprehend” can be used to mean...
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Although the words “faze” and “phase” sound the same, they have different meanings and spellings....
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The words “imply” and “infer” are often confused. Both are verbs relating to communication, but...
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The band Vampire Weekend once memorably sang words to the effect of “who gives a...
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These two words are easy to mix up and often used (incorrectly) to mean much...
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When discussing the arguments of other thinkers, as we often have to do when writing...
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