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Word Choice: Made vs. Maid

The title of the 2002 Jennifer Lopez romcom Maid in Manhattan is a pun. Not...

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How to Prepare a Winning Business Pitch

To get a business idea off the ground, you may need some investment. And this...

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How to Cite an Ebook in IEEE Referencing

Being able to download an entire library onto a single device is very useful for...

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A Quick Guide to Similes and Metaphors

We use similes and metaphors to make comparisons. And while they’re often associated with poetry,...

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How to Capitalise the Earth, Sun and Moon (Plus Other Celestial Objects)

The night’s sky can inspire many thoughts. A scientist might dream of finding a new...

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Referencing Tips: Chicago and Turabian Referencing

You have a choice of many referencing systems in academic writing. And many of these...

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7 Top Tips on Writing the Time

As anyone who has turned up for a midday meeting at midnight will tell you,...

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Word Choice: Lessen vs. Lesson

Sometimes, when two words look and sound similar, they come from the same root term....

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5 Words that Come from the Moon

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on...

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How to Cite a Journal Article in MHRA Referencing

Since ‘MHRA’ stands for Modern Humanities Research Association, it won’t surprise you to learn that...

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Can You Proofread Emoji? (World Emoji Day)

Some people ❤️ them. Other people think they’re . Either way, emoji (or emojis, depending...

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Fallacies: How to Avoid Ad Hominem Arguments

Ad hominem is a Latin term meaning ‘against the person’. As such, an ad hominem...

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