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APA style uses an author–date citation format, where you cite a source by giving the...
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An objective tone is standard in most formal business and academic writing. But how can...
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Do you visit a ‘website’ or a ‘web site’? And should these terms be capitalised?...
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When writing about disabilities, we have the power to place people in either a positive...
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The words ‘metre’ and ‘meter’ sound the same, but they can have different meanings depending...
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If you’ve referred to a television show or radio program in your writing, it’s important...
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Persuasive copy is material that is designed to persuade or convince people to do things....
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Modal verbs are a special category of verb in English. But how do they work?...
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The Wimbledon Championships are back after last year’s cancellation because of the pandemic. And to...
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The words ‘waist’ and ‘waste’ are homophones, so they sound the same but have different...
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‘Epilogue’ and ‘afterword’ both refer to sections at the end of a book. However, there...
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Did you know you can cite private letters and emails in your work? Here, we’ll...
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