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Our team of experts posts daily about spelling, grammar, punctuation, word choice, referencing, and more to help you better understand the English language and improve your writing skills.

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Writing Tips: What Is Onomatopoeia?

Boom! Onomatopoeia is happening! And even if you don’t know what this word means yet,...

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Word Choice: Aloud vs. Allowed

“Aloud” and “allowed” sound the same. However, these terms also have very different meanings, so...

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Word Choice: Steal vs. Steel

Like many homophones, “steal” and “steel” sound the same yet differ in meaning. But these...

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Academic Writing: How to Argue in an Essay

Something often overlooked in academic writing is that a good essay must present a good argument. Admittedly,...

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5 Tips on How to Format a Resume or CV

Previously, we’ve looked at what a well-written resume should include. Today, we’re focusing on how...

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Word Choice: Fourth vs. Forth

Even if you’ve grown up speaking English, the words “forth” and “fourth” can be confusing....

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Vocabulary Tips: Alternatives to “But” for Academic Writing

You’ll use some terms frequently in your written work. “But” is one of these words: the...

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Microsoft Word vs. Google Docs: Which Is Best?

For a long time, Microsoft Word was the undisputed champion of the word processing world....

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Punctuation Tips: How to Use “Scare Quotes”

This Halloween, we’re looking at the spookiest punctuation mark… the scare quote! Okay, we might...

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Word Choice: Are vs. Our

The words “are” and “our” can be confusing, especially if you speak English as an...

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Spelling Tips: Letter Omission and Addition

Letter omission and letter addition are common causes of spelling errors: In this post, we take...

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How to Create a PDF in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word uses the DOCX file format by default. But did you know you can...

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