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Word Choice: Quick vs. Fast

Whoosh! Zoom! Wheee! We have a need for speed today, so we’re focusing on the...

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Word Choice: Doughnut vs. Donut

It is National Doughnut Day today. This raises two main questions: Why is there a...

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How to Quote Sources in MLA Referencing

You need to quote sources in academic writing. But how this works may depend on...

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The False Cause Fallacy: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

When we see that two things happen together, we may assume one causes the other....

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Punctuating and Formatting Dialogue

Dialogue – i.e. the words spoken by characters in a story – is a vital...

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How to Cite a Book in MHRA Referencing

MHRA referencing is a citation style set out by the Modern Humanities Research Association. It...

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Word Choice: Draft vs. Draught

Maybe Noah Webster had a point. We say this because, as much as we love...

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Does Your Business Need a Proofreader?

Does your business need a proofreader? Yes. Yes, it does. That’ll be all. Thank you...

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How to Write a Meta Description

A meta description is an HTML ‘meta tag’ that gives a short summary of a...

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Spelling Tips: -Cede, -Ceed or -Sede?

We pronounce -cede, -ceed and -sede to sound like ‘seed’. But this makes it easy...

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Citing a Chapter from an Edited Book in IEEE Referencing

IEEE referencing is used in subjects such as computing and engineering. It’s also the preferred...

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Word Choice: Viscous vs. Vicious

‘Viscous’ and ‘vicious’ are both adjectives. They’re also close enough in spelling that it’s easy...

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