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Spelling Tips: Baited Breath or Bated Breath?

Given how popular the Harry Potter books were, you’d have thought J.K. Rowling – or...

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How to Cite a Website in IEEE Referencing

With so much information available online these days, it is vital to know how to...

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How to Attract Great Candidates with a Well-Written Job Advert

Recruitment is crucial for any business. And if you’re growing your team or looking to...

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Fallacies: How to Avoid Arguments from Authority

An ‘argument from authority’ is a common fallacy in academic writing. In other words, arguments...

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How to Cite Shakespeare in APA Referencing

To cite, or not to cite? – That is the question. But many referencing systems...

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Grammatical Differences: Australian vs. American English

Previously, we’ve looked at some common spelling differences between Australian English and American English. But...

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Plotting a Story: 5 Top Plot Tips for Authors

In fiction, the term ‘plot’ refers to the events that make up a story. But...

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Word Choice: Pray vs. Prey

The mantis is an interesting creature: it looks like it’s praying, but it’s really preying....

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How to Add a Watermark to a Microsoft Word Document

If you need a document to look professional, or to clearly mark it as confidential...

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When to Use an Image in an Essay

Pages of text alone can look quite dull. And while ‘dull’ may seem normal enough...

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Word Choice: Tire vs. Tyre

English spelling is full of words that sound the same despite differing in spelling. However,...

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5 Reasons Your Business Needs a Blog

Welcome to our blog. Why does a proofreading company have a blog, you ask? The...

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