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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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Word Choice: Flammable vs. Inflammable

Usually our Word Choice blog posts cover terms that seem similar but have different uses....

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7 Baffling Business Buzzwords

The business world can be confusing if you don’t know the lingo. So to help...

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Vancouver Referencing – Citing a Chapter from an Edited Book

We’ve already explained how to cite a book using Vancouver referencing. But what should you...

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Microsoft Word Tips: Writing in Columns

Not a fan of big blocks of text on the page? Then good news, friend!...

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Word Choice: Dissatisfied vs. Unsatisfied

Both ‘dissatisfied’ and ‘unsatisfied’ mean ‘not satisfied’. However, these words are not interchangeable and actually...

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What Is LaTeX? A Guide for the Perplexed

If you’re looking for a description of the document preparation system LaTeX, you might want...

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Vancouver Referencing – Citing a Page from a Website

If you’re studying in the sciences or medicine, you might be asked to use Vancouver...

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Word Choice: Half vs. Halve

It is understandable that people get ‘half’ and ‘halve’ mixed up. These terms are related...

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5 Tips for Writing a Press Release

Need to promote an event or changes at your company? Then you need to write...

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3 Ways to Add Special Characters in Microsoft Word

What makes a character special? Well, in this context, it means not being part of...

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Chicago Referencing – How to Format Repeat Citations

Chicago referencing is a great way of citing sources in an essay. But does writing...

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Word Choice: Lose vs. Loose

The English language is often mysterious. Why, for instance, would the ‘-o-’ in ‘lose’ and...

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