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Vancouver Referencing

Join us on a journey north. Out of Australia, across the ocean and all the...

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Word Choice: Between vs. Among

‘Between’ and ‘among’ are distinct terms. They are, however, both used when describing choices or...

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Capitalising Headings (Title Case or Sentence Case?)

Knowing which words to capitalise in titles and subtitles is tricky! But it often comes...

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Microsoft Word Tips: Alignment and Text Boxes

A well-written essay is a good thing. But a perfect essay needs more than just...

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Fauna and Flora (aka What is Species Citation?)

Most of the wildlife in Australia is able to kill you. As such, wouldn’t it...

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Microsoft Word Tips: Paragraph Spacing

To add a space between paragraphs, you can hit return twice. But a better option...

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Word Choice: Every Day vs. Everyday

In speech, most people would struggle to tell the difference between ‘every day’ and ‘everyday’....

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Spelling Tips: Silent Letter Errors

‘Shhh!’ said the letter N to the letter K. ‘Don’t make a sound. If the...

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Chicago Referencing – Conference Papers (Author-Date)

There are two major definitions of ‘conference’: A meeting of people with a shared interest...

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Essay Tips: Footnotes and Endnotes

When writing an essay, anything that could win you extra marks is welcome. As such,...

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6 Overused Words (And What to Say Instead)

You don’t want to sound like everyone else, do you? In that case, you need...

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Word Choice: If vs. Whether

Word are tricky things. Take ‘if’ and ‘whether’, for example. Sometimes these terms are interchangeable....

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