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How to Format Case Citations in Bluebook Referencing

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is a well-known legal citation style guide in the...

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Word Choice: Vain, Vane or Vein?

The words ‘vain’, ‘vane’ and ‘vein’ are homophones – words that differ in spelling and...

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Legal Citations: What Is OSCOLA Referencing?

Have you been asked to use OSCOLA referencing in a document? Or are you writing...

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What Is ASA Referencing? 5 Key Facts

If you’re studying sociology, you may have been asked to use ASA referencing in your written...

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Word Choice: Horse vs. Hoarse

What do you call a croaky equine? Before we can answer that question, we need...

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A Guide to Shortcuts in Google Docs

Google Docs is a brilliant app for writing for formatting documents. And to make the...

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Oxford Referencing – Citing an Online Video

YouTube features plenty of educational content (as well as distractions). But if you’re going to...

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What Is an Epigraph? And How Do I Write One?

Some books include a short quote or phrase at the beginning. These are known as...

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5 Tips on How to Write a Candidate Rejection Letter

If you are an employer, a well-written candidate rejection letter can help to: Show you...

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Word Choice: Cannon vs. Canon

The words ‘cannon’ and ‘canon’ are homophones – words that differ in both their spelling...

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Peculiar Punctuation: What on Earth Is the Interrobang?

Full stops? Meh. Commas? Boring. The semicolon? Get with the scene, grandad! We’re hipsters, so...

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How to Add a Hyperlink in a Microsoft Word Document

We like books. But one thing that you can’t do on paper is link to...

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