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25th November 2018

3-minute read

Vancouver Referencing – Citing a Newspaper Article

Even in an era of fake news, you can’t get away with fake referencing. Thus,...

6th September 2018

3-minute read

Collective Nouns: What They Are and How to Use Them

Collective nouns can be confusing if you’re not sure what they are. They look singular...

19th July 2018

3-minute read

Diacritics and How to Use Them

Maybe you’ve heard people refer to ‘accents’ when writing certain words. Or maybe you’ve just...

17th June 2018

4-minute read

Writing Tips: 5 Common ESL Errors

Learning a new language is hard work. If you are an ESL (English as a...

9th April 2018

3-minute read

What Is a Theory?

Why do some people say that evolution is ‘only a theory’ when there’s so much...

26th December 2017

3-minute read

6 Common Preposition Errors

Prepositions are tricky words, especially if you speak English as a second language. They’re common...

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10th August 2017

3-minute read

APA Referencing – Citing Social Media

Social media distracts people from their work more often than contributing to it. But this...

11th May 2017

2-minute read

Idiom Corner: Free Rein or Free Reign?

Today in Idiom Corner, we’re looking at a common expression: ‘free rein’. Or should that...

12th September 2016

3-minute read

The, A and An: Definite and Indefinite Articles

‘The’, ‘a’ and ‘an’ are, respectively, the first, sixth and thirty-second most common words in...

19th August 2016

2-minute read

Spelling Tips: I Before E Except After C

Vowel order can be tricky in English, since there isn’t always an obvious connection between...

2nd July 2016

3-minute read

Independence Day (The Language of the Declaration of Independence)

Happy Fourth of July! 240 years ago today, America’s founding fathers agreed to adopt the...

15th January 2016

5-minute read

HtUA in AW (or How to Use Acronyms in Academic Writing)

Acronyms are common in academic writing, as they ensure concision and readability. The United Nations...