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English editing requires us to manage contractions correctly. For example, we may come across some dialogue with exchanges such as, “I ain’t saying Dr. Jones wouldn’t’ve done that.” “What y’all lookin’ at?” It’s important that we understand how contractions work and how to set them out properly. A contraction...

Conjunctions are a word that joins phrases or parts of sentences. It is vital to know how to correctly use punctuation with conjunctions. The following are just a few examples: and, but, so, therefore, however, and so on. An easy example of joining words together is ‘I enjoy running and playing tennis.’...

Even the native English speakers commonly make mistakes when it comes to using “I” vs. “me” in sentences. This is such a prevalent issue, that it is not uncommon to even find the wrong usage in formal writing or on TV. However, there is a simple way to decide when “I” or “me” should be used, which then...

You have written an essay and sent it to your supervisor. He has reviewed it and sent it back, but instead of marking it with red pen, as all your other teachers do, he has used the Track Changes under the Review tab in Word. You have never seen this before and don’t know what to do. Here’s where this...

When writing a thesis or an academic paper, we heavily rely on previously published sources. To avoid plagiarism, they have to be cited both in the main body of text as well as in Bibliography (also known as References, or Works Cited), following the formatting rules stipulated by the style guide of...