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Citing Religious Texts in Academic Writing

There are many religious texts in the world: the Bible, the Quran, the Dhammapada, etc....

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Essay Tips: How to Use Block Quotes

Most essays include at least a few quotes. As such, there are rules for how...

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Word Choice: Dissatisfied vs. Unsatisfied

A prefix can make a big difference to a word. With ‘dissatisfied’ and ‘unsatisfied’, the...

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Regular and Irregular Verbs

Most verbs are fairly well behaved. But there are many that break the rules at...

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Vocabulary Tips: Understanding Conjunctions

The world is all about connections. Connections between people. Connections between ideas. And, crucially, connections...

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Chicago Referencing – Newspapers (Footnotes)

While not a standard academic source, you can cite newspapers in an essay. But you...

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Word Choice: Bought vs. Brought

‘Buy’ and ‘bring’ are obviously different words. However, their past tense forms are only one...

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Grammar Tips: Compound Subjects

Verb agreement can be tricky at the best of times. But it gets trickier still...

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Chicago Referencing – Newspaper Articles (Author–Date)

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Student loses marks for incorrect referencing in an essay!...

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Microsoft Word: Using the Compare Function

Unless you’re a Microsoft Word expert, you may not have come across the ‘compare’ function....

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Word Choice: Principal vs. Principle

They look similar written down and sound the same when spoken, so it’s no surprise...

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Punctuation Tips: Exclamation Mark Rules

Are you ready for some enthusiastic punctuation!? Because we’re here to talk about exclamation marks!!...

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