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How to Cite a Website in Harvard Referencing

With so much information now available online, you may need to cite a website in...

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Word Choice: Doughnut vs. Donut

It is National Doughnut Day today. This raises two main questions: Why is there a...

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How to Use Footnotes and Endnotes

Footnotes and endnotes both let you add extra information in an essay or college paper....

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The False Cause Fallacy: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

When we see that two things happen together, we may assume one causes the other....

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Legal Citation – Citing Legislation with AGLC Referencing

If you know much about law in Australia, you should know the term “AGLC” already....

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How to Cite a Book in MHRA Referencing

MHRA referencing is a citation style set out by the Modern Humanities Research Association. It...

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How to Write a Meta Description

A meta description is an HTML “meta tag” that gives a short summary of a...

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Citing a Chapter from an Edited Book in IEEE Referencing

IEEE referencing is used in subjects such as computing and engineering. It’s also the preferred...

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Text Wrapping in Microsoft Word

From corporate logos in press releases to scientific diagrams in research papers, there are many...

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How to Cite an Edited Book in Harvard Referencing

It’s said that nothing in life is certain beyond death and taxes. But if you’re...

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When to Capitalize Religious Terms

Knowing when to capitalize religious terms can be hell. Or should that be Hell? And...

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Word Choice: Alternatively vs. Alternately

“Alternatively” and “alternately” look similar because they both come from the Latin term alternatus. However,...

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