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How to Cite a Manual or Handbook in MLA Referencing

If your school or institution requires you to use the MLA style guide, it’s really...

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Spelling Tips: Councillor vs. Councilor

The words “councillor” and “councilor” are not only pronounced the same and similarly spelled, they...

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10 Ways to Celebrate National Read a Book Day

September 6 is National Read a Book Day, a day created to encourage people from...

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How to Insert a Tick or Cross Symbol in MS Word

Microsoft Word has lots of useful functions, but if you’ve ever needed to insert a...

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Is the Letter “Z” Pronounced “Zee” or “Zed”?

When you’re learning English as a second language, you have a lot to contend with....

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Back to College: 8 Writing Tips and Tools for Your Academic Year

It’s that exciting time of year again when students are heading back to school! Whether...

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Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement – How Does it Work?

Sentences consist of different variations of the eight parts of speech, including pronouns and antecedents....

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Can You End a Sentence with a Preposition?

If you learned English in a formal setting, you were probably told not to end...

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50 Examples of Gerunds

Are you familiar with gerunds? These verb-noun hybrids can be confusing because they look like...

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Grammarly vs. Ginger Grammar Checkers – Which Is Better?

We’ve all heard of the automated online proofreading services, Grammarly and Ginger. They check your...

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What Is a Preposition of Time?

We get it. Learning English as a second language can be tricky, especially because there...

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Is the Word “Is” a Verb?

Some words in English are so common that we might easily forget which part of...

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