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Grammar Tips: Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and superlatives are used for comparing things (e.g., saying something is “better” than something...

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Word Choice: Faint vs. Feint

This blog post isn’t for the ‘feint of heart’. That’s because there’s no such thing...

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Microsoft Word Tips: Custom Caption Styles and Numbering

Today we dive into the murky waters of formatting documents in Microsoft Word. To be...

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MLA Referencing – Citing an Ebook

MLA referencing can seem confusing at first, especially with the updates introduced in the eighth...

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Word Choice: Nauseous vs. Nauseated

Does having your grammar corrected make you queasy? And more importantly, from a proofreading point...

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The Appendix (How to Use One in an Essay)

The appendices in an essay are not typically essential, but they can play an important...

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MHRA Referencing – How to Cite a Book

MHRA referencing is a citation style set out by the Modern Humanities Research Association. It...

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Grammar Tips: Compound Subjects and Verb Agreement

Most people know that singular nouns take singular verbs (e.g. ‘He runs’), while plural nouns...

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Word Choice: Me, Myself and I

The opening lines from Billie Holiday’s ‘Me, Myself and I’ go as follows: Me, myself...

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The Two Meanings of ‘However’

The word ‘however’ is quite common in academic writing. It also has two meanings, so...

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MLA Referencing – Citing a Journal Article

MLA referencing is widely used in humanities and language subjects. It’s also fairly unique as...

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Word Choice: Born vs. Borne

Matt Damon famously starred in the Bourne films, including The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy,...

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