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5 Tips for Conducting Effective Market Research

If you’re preparing a business plan, you’ll need to conduct some market research. Exactly what...

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A Bear of Very Many Words: Winnie-the-Pooh in the Dictionary

Did you know that today, 18 January, was author A. A. Milne’s birthday? To mark...

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Word Choice: Wave vs. Waive

The words ‘wave’ and ‘waive’ sound identical. And to make matters more confusing, ‘wave’ has...

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Overused Words: Synonyms for ‘Important’?

‘Important’ is a very useful word. But if you use it too often, your writing...

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How to Cite a Website in AMA Referencing

Have you been asked to use AMA referencing in your academic writing? If so, make...

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How to Write a Narrative Essay

A narrative essay is quite different to other essays you might write at school or...

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National Screenwriters Day: 5 Tips for Becoming a Screenwriter

It’s National Screenwriters Day! And with directors and actors hogging the limelight, it’s good to...

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Grammar Tips: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

A verb is a word that denotes an action (e.g. run, jump, kick) or state...

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers

Happy New Year! We hope you have big plans for 2020, including for your writing....

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New Year’s Eve Etymology: Hogmanay and Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year, everyone! But how does a proofreader celebrate the last day of the...

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5 Tips on How to Write a Review

While there is plenty of interesting feedback online, writing a review is a skill. But...

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Word Choice: Grizzly, Grisly or Gristly?

Things could turn ‘grisly’ if you disturb a ‘grizzly’, and then you have to hope...

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