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Some books include a short quote or phrase at the beginning. These are known as...
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If you are an employer, a well-written candidate rejection letter can help to: Show you...
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Not that long ago, academics would have laughed at the idea of citing social media...
The words “cannon” and “canon” are homophones – words that differ in both their spelling...
Grammatical parallelism sounds complicated, but it’s easier to understand than it might seem. And knowing...
Periods? Meh. Commas? Boring. The semicolon? Get with the scene, grandad! We’re hipsters, so we...
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We like books. But one thing that you can’t do on paper is link to...
“Plane” and “plain” are a tricky word pair. These terms are pronounced the same but...
It may seem social media is just there to distract you from writing, but platforms...
Is this a dagger I see before me? No. It’s a blog post about citing...
For researchers and postgraduates, writing a book review is a relatively easy way to get...
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Paper is a thing of the past. Well, not really. But it is convenient that...