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What Is a Leap Year? An Etymological Perspective

February usually has 28 days. But here we are on the 29th of February because...

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Word Choice: Creak vs. Creek

‘Creak’ and ‘creek’ are homophones: words that sound the same when spoken but have different...

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How to Write a Descriptive Essay

A descriptive essay, as the name may suggest, is an essay in which you describe...

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How to Format a Bibliography in Chicago Referencing

As with most citation systems, Chicago referencing requires you to list all cited sources at...

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Literary Misquotes: 5 Famous Lines Everyone Gets Wrong

Some quotes are so good they enter the popular consciousness. You don’t have to be...

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It’s a Punderful Life: A Beginner’s Guide to Puns

Puns! Some people think they’re pun-derful, while some people think they’re pun-ishingly bad. But what...

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Spelling Tips: Ligatures and When to Use Them

There’s a good chance you’ve seen ligatures, especially in older documents or in writing that...

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Word Choice: Leant vs. Lent

‘Leant’ and ‘lent’ sound identical. They’re also both past tense verbs. As a result, it’s...

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When to Hyphenate Numbers

We’ve written about hyphens and numbers before, but here we’re combining the two. Why? Because...

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Microsoft Excel vs. Google Sheets: Which Is Best?

When you need a spreadsheet, who do you call? For a long time, the answer...

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How to Format an NLM Reference List

NLM referencing is used by many medical schools and journals. Thus, if you are studying...

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5 Spelling Mnemonics to Help You Get Tricky Words Right

With silent letters and homophones to confuse things, English spelling can be difficult. To help...

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