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AP style, the style set out in the Associated Press Stylebook, provides advice on many...
If you’re writing an essay, you may need to cite a film or documentary. But...
“Tail” and “tale” sound the same, but these words mean different things. In this post,...
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You should always try to avoid fallacies – i.e., bad arguments – in your academic...
Christmas may be just round the corner, but getting your words right is still important!...
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Conditional formatting can make the data in a spreadsheet easier to read. One way it...
The words “sun” and “son” sound exactly the same, but they have different meanings. This...
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Podcasts are becoming a common source in academic writing. But since they’re not print sources,...
A “cliffhanger” ending is one that ends a story on a tense, unresolved moment (such...
Reflexive pronouns let us form sentences where the subject and object are the same thing....
When conducting research, you may need to think about potential conflicts of interest. But what...