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How to Cite a Social Media Post in AMA Referencing

Social media is not a standard scholarly source. However, there may be times when you...

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How to Cite a Musical Recording in Chicago Author–Date Referencing

If you refer to a piece of music in your academic writing, you need to...

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How to Cite a Musical Recording in Chicago Footnote Referencing

If you’re writing about music for an essay, you might have to cite song or...

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How to Cite a Thesis or Dissertation in MHRA Referencing

Typically, when writing an essay, you will want to use published sources (e.g. books, journal...

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How to Cite a Film in MHRA Referencing

Have you referred to a film or documentary in your work? If so, find out...

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How to Cite a Patent in IEEE Referencing

If you’re writing on a technical subject, you may need to cite a patent in...

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Writing Tips: What Is a Noun?

Nouns are a key element of language. But what exactly is a noun? Here, we’ll...

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How to Cite a Manual or Handbook in IEEE Referencing

As IEEE referencing is used in many technical subject areas, you may need to cite...

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How to Format a Harvard Reference List

Many universities recommend using the Harvard referencing citation style. There are many variations of this...

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7 Top Tips for Writing an Employee Newsletter

An internal newsletter is a chance to build morale and add value for employees, so...

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When to Use Superscript and Subscript in Your Writing

Superscript and subscript are types of formatting used to place text either slightly above (superscript)...

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What Are Readability Scores?

Readability scores tell you how easy a text is to read. But how do these...

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