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When quoting lengthy passages of text in your work, you may wish to omit a...
Your PhD proposal is a chance to demonstrate your passion for and understanding of the...
If you are writing a thesis or dissertation, you will most likely have to write...
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As well as communicating an idea or argument, a good essay should be structured in...
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It is easy to misuse words if they look or sound similar. But you can...
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When words sound or look similar, like ‘elicit’ and ‘illicit’, it can be easy to...
It can be easy to mix up ‘continuously’ and ‘continually’ in your writing. As such,...
Some words look similar written down, making it very easy to mix them up. Take...
It can be easy to misuse some terms in writing, since many words sound and...
Mistakes regarding word choice are common, especially when writing an essay, which often requires using...