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In Chicago footnote referencing, you may be able to shorten citations to prevent repetition in...
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There are times you might need to invent a curse word in creative writing. You...
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In academic writing, especially in engineering topics, you may need to reference a patent. This...
Close reading is an important part of studying literature. Typically, this means reading a short...
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Is the proper way to write ‘can’t’ in full ‘cannot’ (one word) or ‘can not’...
The words ‘heard’ and ‘herd’ sound identical and look similar written down. But these words...
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When you submit an article to an academic journal, there are several possible responses. One...
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