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How to Reference an Ebook – OSCOLA Style

The Oxford Standard for Citations of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA for short) is a standardised system...

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6 Things that make Humans Better at Proofreading than a Computer

One day, Skynet will undoubtedly conquer us all, whereupon we’ll have no choice but to...

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5 Signs You Should Invest In Proofreading

When you have just finished writing an essay, the last thing anyone ever wants to...

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Word Choice: Implicit vs. Explicit

In academic writing we often use words which we might not know from daily life....

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Word Choice: Exhort vs. Extort

Although ‘exhort’ and ‘extort’ differ in meaning, it’s still easy to get these terms mixed...

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Word Choice: Dependent vs. Dependant

It was already easy to mix up the similarly-spelled words ‘dependent’ and ‘dependant’. But then...

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Word Choice: Continually vs. Continuously

Mixing up the words ‘continually’ and ‘continuously’ is something that even native English speakers do....

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Word Choice: Cord vs. Chord

The English language is full of words which sound the same but differ in meaning....

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Everything You Need to Know About the Word ‘Century’

The word ‘century’ comes from the Latin centuria, meaning ‘group of one hundred’. It’s also...

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Word Choice: Borne vs. Born

Some of the most common mistakes we see at Proofed are related to the misuse...

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Word Choice: Bare vs. Bear

In academic writing, even a minor error can make a big difference. ‘Bare’ and ‘bear’,...

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Word Choice: When to Use ‘An’ Instead of ‘A’

On one level, the indefinite articles (‘a’ and ‘an’) are two of the simplest words...

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