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In academic writing, you may need to use acronyms and initialisms. However, these are easy...
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Many students who speak English as a second language have difficulty using the word ‘about’....
If you are writing an essay at a UK university, chances are you will have...
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Learning how to write concisely is vital. In academic writing, for example, writing concisely will...
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If you would like to create a dynamic table of contents in your essay, you...
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‘Where’, ‘were’ and ‘we’re’ have entirely different meanings and pronunciations, but they look similar written...
Conjunctions are used to link sentences, clauses or words. The most familiar are terms like...
Usually, our ‘word choice’ series focuses on terms that sound alike when spoken. Today, though,...
You’ve finally submitted your thesis! Your viva will probably be 4-12 weeks away now and,...
Citing your sources is tricky at the best of times, especially with the number of...
The words ‘rational’ and ‘rationale’ are easy to get confused. On paper the only difference...