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7 Top Tips for Picking a Dissertation Title

You only get once chance to make a first impression, so when writing a dissertation...

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Word Choice: Altar vs. Alter

One little letter can make a very big difference sometimes, so it is important to...

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Critical Analysis in a Literature Review

A literature review is vital to any in-depth research, providing a foundation your work will...

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5 Tips for Handling your Thesis Data Analysis

When writing your thesis, the process of analyzing data and working with statistics can be...

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How to Write Acknowledgements

If you are near the end of your thesis, you can start to think about...

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Word Choice: Practice vs. Practise

If you read British news sources or websites online, you may have noticed that sometimes...

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Word Choice: Defuse vs. Diffuse

Even if you have a good level of English, it’s still easy to use the...

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Synonyms for “Because”

The word “because” is used to join two ideas and express cause and effect: The...

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Word Choice: Duel vs. Dual

The words “duel” and “dual” sound similar but have completely different meanings. Mixing up words...

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How to Use a Colon

The colon (  :  ) can be a tricky punctuation mark to use. As such,...

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Word Choice: There, Their and They’re

When writing, it’s easy to confuse the words “there,” “their” and “they’re” since they sound...

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When to Hyphenate

“Hyphenation” is a term for linking two words with a hyphen to make a compound...

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