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It might seem like a waste of time, but proofreading your work is almost as...
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Let’s be honest, formatting your work can be a pain. One of the biggest problems...
We often get questions from students worried about accidental plagiarism. This happens when someone forgets...
When you are citing sources in your work, you need to make sure that you...
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The Oxford comma, sometimes also called the serial comma, is used to clear up confusion...
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You might have been working on an essay for ages, or perhaps you’ve knocked out...
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In academic writing, you may need to use acronyms and initialisms. However, these are easy...
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...
If you would like to create a dynamic table of contents in your essay, you...