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Word Choice: Around vs. Round

Is there a difference between the words ‘around’ and ‘round’? The answer: yes and no....

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MLA Referencing – Citing a Chapter from an Edited Book

You might know how to cite a book with MLA referencing, but what about citing...

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Title Case or Sentence Case? (How to Capitalise Headings)

Whether headings are capitalised correctly isn’t nearly as important as writing a good essay in...

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A Quick Guide to Citing Plato and Aristotle

Think that you’ve finally got your head around citing sources in academic writing? Think again!...

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Chicago Referencing – Citing a Website (Author–Date Style)

In Neuromancer, William Gibson depicted a world of hackers and criminals in cyberspace. Given that...

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Word Choice: If vs. Whether

We have a slightly unusual Word Choice post today, as we’re looking at the words...

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Essay Tips: Introducing Quotations

It’d be hard to write a good essay without quoting sources. But if you’re going...

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Spelling Tips: Tricky Vowels and Consonants

Some English words, like ‘plop’, are spelled exactly how they sound. However, not every word...

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Chicago Referencing – Citing a Website (Footnote Style)

With the internet at our fingertips 24 hours a day, who needs books any more?...

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Word Choice: Led vs. Lead

The word ‘lead’ has many definitions. Too many, really. In fact, somebody should have put...

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Chicago Referencing – Citing a Newspaper (Footnote Style)

News flash! You need to cite your sources when writing an academic paper. Perhaps you...

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A Quick Look at Compound Words

This is a post about compound words, but let’s start with the Spice Girls: Come...

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