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50 Argumentative Essay Topics for Students

The goal of an argumentative essay is to persuade the reader to understand and support...

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What’s an Enthymeme?

Whether you realize it or not, enthymemes are a common part of everyday communication. They...

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Common Issues with Tenses

Using verbs correctly is one of the trickiest parts of writing. Anyone can make mistakes...

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Are Organizations Singular or Plural Nouns?

If you’re writing about an organization, whether it’s a company, a team, or your own...

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Are Essay Writing Services Legit?

Believe it or not, there are many companies, operating within the law, that write essays...

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A Guide to Compound Adjectives and Hyphenation

We often get asked about hyphenation with compound adjectives. So, here’s our guide to compound...

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5 Top Tips for Creating a Survey

Surveys and questionnaires are popular methods of gathering qualitative data for research projects. A poorly...

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50+ Words That Are the Same Backward

Thinking up words that read the same backward and forward, also known as palindromes, can...

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Grammar Tips: Not Only… But Also

Not only… but also is an example of a correlative conjunction. We use it to...

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Should You Italicize Foreign Words in Your Writing?

You may have been taught to use italics (i.e., a slanted typeface) whenever you use...

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Introductory Adverbials: A Quick Guide

Whether you’re a native speaker or a learner, English can be a complex language at...

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What’s Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?

Does looking at long words make you tremble? Or does the thought of mispronouncing one...

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