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Tips for using a and an before words that start with h or u.
This is a small thing, but it makes your writing so much more credible. It’s all in the details! Use a before words that start with the enunciated letter h: History. A history class about famous churches. Hazard. Going … Continue reading
My Take on Using Themself as a Gender-neutral Pronoun
At least take your phone with you. A person should be careful when walking alone; they could find Continue reading
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Simple Habits of Good Reading Make Good Writers
Before you read As you read After you read Set a goal to read one book a year, a month, every six months—what-ever is easy for you. Pick a book on atopic that interests you. Set a time to read … Continue reading
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To Be a Smooth Writer, Use Transitional Words and Phrases
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Different ways to acknowledge sources in your work
All stylebooks suggest the same information regarding citing and acknowledging sources; however, the order of that information varies based on how different academic fields prioritize different elements of a source of works cited or list of references. The Modern Language … Continue reading
Using quotation marks in your document? Keep commas and periods inside
In American English, place commas and periods inside the closing quotation mark (unlike British English). This practice came from a time when type was set by hand. The delicate period and comma outside of quotation marks at the end of … Continue reading
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