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Does AP Style Use the Oxford Comma?

Most style guides have a simple yes or no rule on using the Oxford comma....

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Five Examples of the Begging the Question Fallacy

Do you know what it means to “beg the question”? While you’ve probably heard this...

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Idiom Tips: Something to the effect of…

Have you ever heard the phrase to that effect or to the effect of? These...

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Should a Comma Go Before Though?

Does a comma go before though? The answer is… sometimes. Hey, if the matter were...

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How to Cite an Edited Book in APA

APA 7 is one of the most straightforward referencing systems out there. However, citing certain...

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What’s the Difference Between I.e. and E.g.?

The abbreviations ‘e.g.’ and ‘i.e.’ have a couple of things in common: both are short...

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Grammar Tips: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

In the grammar world, positioning is everything. The wrong word in the wrong place can change the...

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When to Use the Simple Past

Every English student has issues with English grammar tenses. If you’d like to know when...

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Grammar Tips: Possessive Pronouns (With Examples)

Even if you don’t know what possessive pronouns are, you use them every day. They...

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What Is Personification in Writing?

Personification is when you assign human traits to something nonhuman. In writing, it’s a literary...

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Grammar Tips: A Guide to Relative Pronouns

The definition of a pronoun seems straightforward: a word used as a substitute for a...

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What Is Analogy in Writing?

An analogy is a rhetorical device we use to compare two things based on a...

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