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APA Referencing – How to Cite a Website

With more and more research now done online, knowing how to cite a website is...

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Word Choice: Lay vs. Lie

Are there any two words more commonly confused than “lay” and “lie”? It’s hard to...

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Independence Day (The Language of the Declaration of Independence)

Happy Fourth of July! 240 years ago today, America’s founding fathers agreed to adopt the...

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Word Choice: Economic vs. Economical

The words “economic” and “economical” are the stuff pedants’ nightmares are made of. This is...

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How to Add Page Numbers in Microsoft Word

Adding page numbers to a Microsoft Word document is a fundamental element of formatting. This...

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APA Referencing – How to Cite a Conference Paper

So you’ve been to an academic conference and you want to cite a presentation you’ve...

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Word Choice: Began vs. Begun

Does the English language really need both “began” and “begun”? Wouldn’t it be simpler to...

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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice: Which Is Best?

You may have heard the terms “active voice” and “passive voice” before, but many people...

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Word Choice: Compliment vs. Complement

Tom Selleck has beautiful eyes. We know that’s a little weird for an opening sentence...

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Using Page and Section Breaks in Microsoft Word

When writing a longer paper, like a thesis or PhD dissertation, it makes sense to...

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Word Choice: Its vs. It’s

Apostrophes have a bad habit of turning up in unexpected places. Confusion between “its” and...

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Word Choice: Dessert vs. Desert

We’ve all been there. You’re in a restaurant with friends. You finish your main course...

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