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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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Know Your Prepositions: “In,” “Of,” and “To”

We use prepositions to specify the relationship between two or more words in a sentence....

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Word Choice: Between vs. Among

Usually, we deal with homophones in our Word Choice posts. But today we’re looking at two...

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National Screenwriters Day: 5 Tips for Becoming a Screenwriter

It’s National Screenwriters Day! And with directors and actors hogging the limelight, it’s good to...

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Preposition Tips: How to Use For and On

A common mistake we see while proofreading is incorrect use of prepositions. Although short, these words are...

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Grammar Tips: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

A verb is a word that denotes an action (e.g., run, jump, kick) or state...

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How to Cite a Website in Vancouver Referencing

Soon enough, we’ll have the internet built into our brains and we’ll be able to...

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers

Happy New Year! We hope you have big plans for 2020, including for your writing....

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5 Tips on How to Write a Review

While there is plenty of interesting feedback online, writing a review is a skill. But...

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Word Choice: Grizzly, Grisly or Gristly?

Things could turn “grisly” if you disturb a “grizzly,” and then you have to hope...

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How to Cite a Journal Article in Vancouver Referencing

In most areas of study, new research is published in academic journals. As such, you...

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Can You Copy Yourself? Self-Plagiarism and How to Avoid It

Plagiarism – copying someone else’s work or words without crediting them – is bad. We...

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7 Common ESL Errors (And How to Fix Them)

Learning a new language can be hard. And if you’re an ESL (English as a...

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