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6 steps to make your writing more accessible

Last week I spoke about formatting your documents to make them more accessible to certain groups such as those with dyslexia and visual...

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10 tips to keep your text formatting accessible

If you're creating content, I'm guessing that you'd like as many people as possible to be able to read and enjoy it. Did you know that...

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Making sense of capitalisation: week 4 - capitalising common nouns

A common noun is the generic name for a person, place or thing in a class or group. For example, boy, city and cat are common nouns.

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Making sense of capitalisation: week 2 - the rules of capitalisation

Should I capitalise this, you ask. This simple set of rules should help you decide. We'll address all of the common mistakes and areas that

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5 tips to stick to your word count in any written assignment

If you've been asked to stick to a word count on an assignment, there's usually a good reason for it. The following tips will help you keep

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How to punctuate your Christmas list (and earn extra Santa points)

Everybody loves a list, especially Father Christmas. Earn a few extra Santa points by correctly punctuating your Christmas wish list.

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10 ways to banish procrastination and get your writing mojo back

Procrastination. We all do it. But how do we stop it and get back to the task we were avoiding in the first place? These 10 tips should help

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5 ways to avoid plagiarism and keep your academic writing original

Using other people's thoughts or writings as your own, either deliberately or inadvertently, is plagiarism, but how do you avoid it?