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How to Avoid the Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy in Academic Writing

You should always try to avoid fallacies – i.e. bad arguments – in your academic...

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Writing Tips: Merry Christmas vs. Season’s Greetings

Christmas may be just round the corner, but getting your words right is still important!...

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Pernickety Tattie-Bogles (6 Scottish Words on St Andrew’s Day)

Greetings to readers in (or from) Scotland! We reserve this extra welcome for Scots in...

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Microsoft Excel: How to Highlight Cells with Conditional Formatting

Conditional formatting can make the data in a spreadsheet easier to read. One way it...

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Word Choice: Sun vs. Son

The words ‘sun’ and ‘son’ sound exactly the same, but they have different meanings. This...

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How to Cite a Podcast in Harvard Referencing

Podcasts are becoming a common source in academic writing. But since they’re not print sources,...

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A Short (Etymological) History of Thanksgiving Day

Every year, on the fourth Thursday in November, Americans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. But when...

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5 Tips on Writing a Cliffhanger Ending for Your Novel

A ‘cliffhanger’ ending is one that ends a story on a tense, unresolved moment (such...

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Grammar Tips: What Are Reflexive Pronouns?

Reflexive pronouns let us form sentences where the subject and object are the same thing....

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Academic Writing: What Is a Conflict of Interest?

When conducting research, you may need to think about potential conflicts of interest. But what...

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Word Choice: Flu, Flue or Flew?

The words ‘flu’, ‘flue’ and ‘flew’ all sound the same, yet they mean completely different...

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World Hello Day: 5 Ways to Say ‘Hello’ in English

Today, 21 November, is World Hello Day, which encourages us to resolve differences via communication....

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