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Blogs can be a great source of information when researching an essay. But how do...
Acronyms (e.g. NASA, UNESCO) and initialisms (e.g. FBI, BBC) are common in writing. But when...
You can use the themes in Microsoft Word to apply a consistent formatting style to...
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Good business writing should be professional in tone. But how can you achieve this in...
Previously, we did a post on five helpful spelling mnemonics (i.e. memory aids). But we...
Dictionaries are a useful source in academic writing. But how do you cite a dictionary...
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Students and researchers need to be aware of fallacies (i.e. bad or faulty arguments) in...
The words ‘cue’ and ‘queue’ sound the same, but these are very different terms! To...
February is Black History Month in the USA and Canada. Created by historian Carter G...
Infographics give businesses an engaging, eye-catching way to communicate information, especially on social media. But...
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You may have seen the phrases ‘another think coming’ and ‘another thing coming’ used in...