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A Commoner’s Guide to the Queen’s English

Today, April 21, is Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday (or one of them, at least). To...

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Spelling Tips: Sergeant or Sargent?

If you are writing about the armed forces or police, you may need to talk...

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How to Use the Citation Tools in Google Docs

The citation tools in Google Docs make adding citations and references in an essay or...

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Word Choice: Dialogue vs. Dialog

Are “dialogue” and “dialog” just different spellings of the same word? Or is there a...

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How to Cite a Song or Album in MLA Referencing

If you write about music in your work, you might have to cite a recording....

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Fallacy Watch: Denying the Antecedent

A fallacy is a bad or faulty argument. One such fallacy, associated with academic writing,...

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A Quick Guide to the Perfect Tenses

We use the perfect tenses to describe actions that have been completed or that happened...

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Word Choice: Air vs. Heir

The words “air” and “heir” sound the same, which makes it easy to confuse them...

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A Quick Guide to Add-Ins in Microsoft Word

The “add-ins” in Microsoft Word can be very useful, offering simple ways to complete tasks...

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Word Choice: Yoke vs. Yolk

The words “yoke” and “yolk” sound similar, but they mean different things. As such, you...

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How to Cite a Thesis or Dissertation in IEEE Referencing

Did you know you can cite someone else’s thesis or dissertation in your own work?...

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Writing Tips: Synecdoche and Metonymy

You might not know the words “synecdoche” or “metonymy,” but these rhetorical devices are common...

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