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Citation Order in Author–Date Referencing

We cite sources to support our arguments in academic writing. Logically, then, to add extra...

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Stop Repeating Yourself! A Guide to Redundant Expressions

We all repeat ourselves in conversation now and then. But in writing we have the...

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3 Tips on Writing Percentages

We might not offer mathematical advice, but we’re 100% on top of our grammar and...

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4 Guidelines on Paragraph Length

Paragraphs help us structure our ideas, making them essential to most writing (from academic essays...

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Ibid., Op Cit., Et Al. (Latin Terms in Referencing)

If you want to sound smart and/or pretentious, dropping the odd Latin phrase into conversation...

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Word Choice: Program vs. Programme

The Atlantic Ocean is quite big. And with such a large amount of water between...

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Word Choice: Causal vs. Casual

Put the same letters in a different order and you can end up with a...

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‘Hypothesis’ and ‘Theory’ (Scientific Language Tips)

Science is important. Without science, we’d still be using stone tools and dying of curable...

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Microsoft Word Tips: Text Alignment

It might seem shallow, but how a document looks can be almost as important as...

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Writing Tips: Looking Out for Filler Words

If you want your writing to be concise, you need to look out for filler...

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Grammar Tips: Pronouns and Antecedents

We’ve previously discussed subject–verb agreement on this blog. But it’s not just verbs that need...

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Word Choice: Choose vs. Chose

‘Choose’ is an irregular verb. This means it doesn’t follow the standard pattern of adding...

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