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Legal Citations: What Is OSCOLA Referencing?

Have you been asked to use OSCOLA referencing in a document? Or are you writing...

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7 Beginners’ Tips on Writing Poetry

Oscar Wilde once wrote, “A poet can survive anything but a misprint.” It’s lucky for poets,...

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Punctuation Tips: The Backslash and Forward Slash

Today, we’re looking at some oft-overlooked punctuation marks: the backslash and the forward slash. But wait!...

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How to Cite Social Media in Harvard Referencing

Not that long ago, academics would have laughed at the idea of citing social media...

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Word Choice: Cannon vs. Canon

The words “cannon” and “canon” are homophones – words that differ in both their spelling...

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Peculiar Punctuation: What on Earth Is the Interrobang?

Periods? Meh. Commas? Boring. The semicolon? Get with the scene, grandad! We’re hipsters, so we...

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How to Add a Hyperlink in a Microsoft Word Document

We like books. But one thing that you can’t do on paper is link to...

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Word Choice: Plane vs. Plain

“Plane” and “plain” are a tricky word pair. These terms are pronounced the same but...

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How to Cite Shakespeare in MLA Referencing

Is this a dagger I see before me? No. It’s a blog post about citing...

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How to Turn Your Thesis into a Journal Article

If you are writing a PhD thesis, you may be thinking about how to get...

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Word Choice: Good vs. Well

The words “good” and “well” are both used when something is pleasing or acceptable. But...

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A Guide to the Ampersand (&)

Today is National Ampersand Day. Why has someone dedicated an entire day to the “&”...

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