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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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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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New Year’s Eve Etymology: Hogmanay and Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year, everyone! But how does a proofreader celebrate the last day of the...

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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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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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Word Choice: Mince vs. Mints

Happy Christmas! Our present to you? Some homophones! What do you mean you wanted a...

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How to Cite a Social Media Post in Oxford Referencing

We wouldn’t recommend using Facebook or Twitter as your main source when writing an essay....

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7 English Words that Come from Hebrew

To mark the start of Hanukkah, we’re taking a look at how Hebrew has influenced...

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Word Choice: Sea vs. See

Are you all at sea over word choice? That’s understandable, as English has plenty of...

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How to Cite a Newspaper in Oxford Referencing

Amid the celebrity gossip and angry opinion pieces, newspapers sometimes report on important things. Things...

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Monkeying Around: 5 Phrases for World Monkey Day

Having a monkey on your back sounds scary, but luckily idioms aren’t literal! And since...

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