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The Oxford/Serial Comma

The Oxford comma, sometimes also called the serial comma, is used to clear up confusion...

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How to Use the Word ‘About’

Many students who speak English as a second language have difficulty using the word ‘about’....

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The Benefits of Writing Concisely

Learning how to write concisely is vital. In academic writing, for example, writing concisely will...

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Quoting US Spellings

When writing an academic document, it’s vital to use the correct vocabulary and spellings for...

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Word Choice: Where, We’re and Were

‘Where’, ‘were’ and ‘we’re’ have entirely different meanings and pronunciations, but they look similar written...

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Meet the Conjunctions! ‘As far as’, ‘Since’ and ‘Even Though’

Conjunctions are used to link sentences, clauses or words. The most familiar are terms like...

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Word Choice: Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Usually, our ‘word choice’ series focuses on terms that sound alike when spoken. Today, though,...

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Word Choice: Rational vs. Rationale

The words ‘rational’ and ‘rationale’ are easy to get confused. On paper the only difference...

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Word Choice: Oppose vs. Appose

The verbs ‘oppose’ and ‘appose’ sound very similar and can easily be confused. However, ‘oppose’...

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Word Choice: Loath vs. Loathe

These words are pronounced differently, since ‘loath’ rhymes with ‘both’ and ‘loathe’ rhymes with ‘clothe’....

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Word Choice: Began vs. Begun

They are similar in spelling, but what exactly is the difference between the words ‘began’...

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Writing a Cover Letter

Getting your CV right is crucial when applying for a job, but your cover letter...

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