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“US” vs ‘UK’: How Different Dialects Use Quote Marks

When you write or read in different dialects, you’ll find that the spelling, vocabulary, and...

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Agatha Christie’s Best Books – Ranked

Over a career that spanned six decades, Agatha Christie wrote 66 detective novels, and she...

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5 Books About Friendship for National Best Friends Day

Happy National Best Friends Day! Where would you be without your best friend? Use this...

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The Best Online Resume Builders

Creating a resume or CV is an essential part of job hunting, but making one...

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What Is Standard Line Spacing for a Formal Document?

When you’re writing an article, essay, report, or any other formal document, formatting elements like...

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Should the Words “University” and “College” Be Capitalized?

There are many tricky rules to remember when writing in English. For example, where to...

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London: 5 Brilliant Bookshops to Explore

​​“Bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper. They are time travel and escape and...

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Study Tips: How to Speed and Skim-Read Effectively

We get it. When you’re a college student, you might not have all that much...

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Study Tips: How to Speed and Skim-Read Effectively

We get it. When you’re a college student, you might not have all that much...

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A Guide to Use of Fonts in Formal Writing

When it comes to picking a font for a resume, report, or any other piece...

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Punctuation Tips: Masters Degree or Master’s Degree?

Should the term master’s degree have an apostrophe or not? The short answer is yes....

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What Are Collocations?

Even if you haven’t heard of collocations, we’d bet our bottom dollar that you use...

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