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We use conjunctions (e.g., “and” or “but”) to build grammatical sentences, which in turn allows...
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Academic writing often involves comparing and contrasting arguments or opinions. There are many words you...
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The APA style guide (7th edition) is used by hundreds of journals, publishers, and academic...
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When something loses value, has it “deprecated” or “depreciated”? Many use these terms interchangeably, but...
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We live in a high-speed digital world, but most colleges still have big buildings full...
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The words “that” and “which” are tricky and even mentioning them in a room full...
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Thanks to acid house, the phrase “dropping an ‘e’” sounds rather unsavory these days. Nevertheless,...
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Despite popular belief, wordiness – using more words than necessary to make a point –...
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The adverb “however” is one that causes some confusion, so it’s important to use it...
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Those crazy Brits with their Royal Families and metric systems (among other weird things). What’ll...
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Despite the best efforts of proofreaders, some books are published with typographical errors. These are...
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Whenever you write a longer paper, particularly a thesis or dissertation, you’ll need to include...
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