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The words ‘banned’ and ‘band’ sound the same but have different meanings. As they are...
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All good stories involve conflict. This drives the plot forward by giving characters challenges to...
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Unlike a mission statement, which sets out the primary purpose of a company, a value...
Have you referred to something you heard on the radio in your essay or dissertation?...
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The words ‘meditation’ and ‘mediation’ look and sound similar, but they mean different things. To...
A problem statement is a concise description of an issue or problem that needs to...
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While commas are often used to separate words, phrases or clauses in a sentence, they...
When writing an academic paper, you may want to cite something you heard on the...
Today, 12 August, is World Elephant Day. And in honour of these magnificent endangered animals,...
‘Serial’ and ‘cereal’ are homophones: i.e. words that sound the same but differ in meaning...
It’s important to use the correct terminology when writing about racial and ethnic identity. And...
A ‘prologue’ is a chapter that appears before the first main chapter of a novel...