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21st December 2016

3-minute read

APA Referencing – Citing a Newspaper Article

There may be times when you need to cite a newspaper article in an essay,...

18th December 2016

2-minute read

Word Choice: Explicit vs. Implicit

Antonyms (i.e. words with opposite meanings) often look similar. Take ‘explicit’ and ‘implicit’, for example:...

15th December 2016

3-minute read

A PhD Survival Guide: 5 Tips for Staying Sane During Your Studies

Studying for a PhD may be one of the hardest things any student can take...

12th December 2016

3-minute read

Microsoft Word Tips: Using Tables and Charts

When presenting data in an essay, tables and charts provide a visually striking way of...

6th December 2016

3-minute read

Harvard Referencing – How to Cite Websites

With so much information now available online, it’s hardly surprising that most students end up...

3rd December 2016

2-minute read

Word Choice: Chord vs. Cord

Since they sound identical when spoken, it’s easy to confuse the words ‘chord’ and ‘cord’....

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30th November 2016

4-minute read

Pernickety Tattie-Bogles (6 Scottish Words on St Andrew’s Day)

Greetings to readers in (or from) Scotland! We reserve this extra welcome for those north...

27th November 2016

3-minute read

How to Quote Sources with APA Referencing

APA style referencing – developed by the American Psychological Association – is used for citing...

26th November 2016

3-minute read

Spelling Tips: Doubling Consonants when Adding a Suffix

The “doubling up” rule (or the “1:1:1 rule”) is one of the few rules in...

24th November 2016

3-minute read

Adding Page and Section Breaks in Microsoft Word

When wanting to start something on a new page in Microsoft Word, many people simply...

21st November 2016

3-minute read

5 Ways to Balance Your Life and Your Studies

Each day comprises twenty-four hours. That’s 1,440 minutes – or 86,400 seconds – in which...

18th November 2016

3-minute read

Chicago Referencing – Citing an Edited Book (Author–Date Style)

On this blog, we’ve already covered how to cite an edited book using Chicago-style footnotes....

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