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Common Issues with Tenses
Using verbs correctly is one of the trickiest parts of writing. Anyone can make mistakes...
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30+ English Words with French Origins
Have you ever wondered about the etymology of the phrase déjà vu? Like 30% of...
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Are Organizations Singular or Plural Nouns?
If you’re writing about an organization, whether it’s a company, a team, or your own...
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A Guide to Compound Adjectives and Hyphenation
We often get asked about hyphenation with compound adjectives. So, here’s our guide to compound...
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15 English Words With German Origins
English is a wonderful hotchpotch of words borrowed and adapted from other languages. Thanks to...
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5 Top Tips for Creating a Survey
Surveys and questionnaires are popular methods of gathering qualitative data for research projects. A poorly...
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How to Write an Academic Personal Statement
Academic personal statements can be daunting. Many students find it challenging to write about themselves,...
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Has the Pronoun One Fallen Out of Fashion?
In modern writing, you might see one used as a pronoun. What does this formal...
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50+ Words That Are the Same Backward
Thinking up words that read the same backward and forward, also known as palindromes, can...
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Grammar Tips: Not Only… But Also
Not only… but also is an example of a correlative conjunction. We use it to...
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Why We Use the Filler Word “Like”
“Like” is a word that many people, especially younger ones, use a lot, and it...
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Should You Italicize Foreign Words in Your Writing?
You may have been taught to use italics (i.e., a slanted typeface) whenever you use...
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