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Symbols and Special Characters in Microsoft Word

Your average keyboard has enough letters, numbers and punctuation marks for all of your day-to-day...

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5 Tips for Brilliant Business Writing

Good writing is good for business. And for everything from business plans to emails to...

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A Guide to Using MLA Citations

MLA referencing is common in the humanities. If you are studying on a literature or...

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Word Choice: Your vs. You’re

Mixing up ‘your’ and ‘you’re’ is a rather common problem. But while this might simply...

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5 Tips on How to Write a Film Review

Fancy yourself as the next Roger Ebert? Then go to the cinema, check out the...

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How to Prepare a Journal Article for Publication

So, you’ve done some research and want to share it with the world. What better...

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Chicago Referencing – Citing an Online Video (Author–Date Style)

Earlier this month we looked at how to cite an online video using the Chicago...

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Word Choice: Aloud vs. Allowed

‘Aloud’ and ‘allowed’ sound identical when spoken. However, these words differ in their meaning and...

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Possessive Apostrophes and Joint Ownership

We’ve written about apostrophes before on this blog, but today we want to look specifically...

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5 Expensive Comma Typos from History

You might not give commas much thought on a day-to-day basis. They’re just punctuation. But...

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Word Choice: Passed vs. Past

‘Passed’ and ‘past’ sound similar, and both are common words. It is no surprise, then,...

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Chicago Referencing – Citing an Online Video (Footnotes)

Chicago Referencing can be frustrating for those who prefer their referencing systems to have well-defined...

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