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The words ‘complacent’ and ‘complaisant’ are homophones: words that sound similar but have different meanings....
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Writing a novel is a big undertaking, but creating a plot outline is a great...
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Lectures are useful sources of information in academic writing. But how do you cite a...
The words ‘need’ and ‘knead’ sound identical, but they don’t mean the same thing. In...
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You’ve handed in your letter of resignation, and you’re getting ready to move on from...
If you refer to a film when writing an essay, you’ll need to cite it...
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All at sea about nautical idioms? To celebrate World Maritime Day, in this post, we...
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A progress report is a business document that provides updates on a project’s progress toward...
Harvard referencing is a common citation style. But how do you cite sources when the...
If you find yourself using the same words repeatedly in your writing, or struggling to...
Prewriting refers to the process of coming up with and organising ideas for a piece...
The term ‘prepositional phrase’ describes a group of words that contains a preposition (e.g. on...