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Kat Taylor

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.

Kat Taylor

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?

Kat Taylor

10 tips to keep your PhD thesis on track

Writing up your PhD thesis can be terrifying, but stay calm and read on for my top 10 tips to help you stay on track.

Kat Taylor

5 reasons your business needs to hire a professional proofreader

Hiring a professional proofreader can make sure that what you say is accurate, consistent, and free from errors.

Kat Taylor

Proofreading: Man or machine?

Spell check, autocorrect and tools like them are great, but they have their limits. If I spell a word incorrectly, that helpful red line...