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    Language & Grammar

    Principle vs. principal: How are they different? 

    by Arushi Gupta February 3, 2023

    Principle vs. principal are among the ranks of  ’week vs. weak‘, ‘affect vs. effect‘, ‘allusion vs. illusion‘, and the countless other confusing words in English. But as is the case with these other examples, once you know the difference, these confusing word pairs are easy to tell apart.  Let’s dive …

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    February 3, 2023
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    Week vs. weak: Bringing out the distinction

    by Arushi Gupta February 3, 2023
    February 3, 2023

    If you’ve often stumbled while using the two similar sounding, yet very different words, week and weak, here’s a short article explaining the difference between the two. Week vs. weak:…

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    Allusion vs. illusion: Making out the difference 

    by Arushi Gupta February 2, 2023
    February 2, 2023

    Allusion vs. illusion – two words that researchers end up using often interchangeably – have distinct differences in meaning. In this blog, we will delve into the difference between allusion…

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    Choosing the right AI-based academic writing assistant: A handy checklist

    by Shardool Nair February 2, 2023
    February 2, 2023

    While English remains the dominant language for research communication,1 non-native English speakers, or English as a second language (ESL) authors, often find themselves on the backfoot when writing and disseminating…

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    Mastering the difference between the usage of which vs. that 

    by Arushi Gupta February 1, 2023
    February 1, 2023

    You must have used which vs. that a thousand times in your research till now. In fact, we all use the two words very frequently in our day to day writing. But the…

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    Fewer vs. less: Let’s clear up the confusion   

    by Arushi Gupta January 27, 2023
    January 27, 2023

    Fewer vs. less – the two words have distinct meanings and are used in different contexts in the world of grammar. As researchers and PhD students, it becomes important therefore…

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    Continually vs. continuously: The fine line between the two words

    by Arushi Gupta January 26, 2023
    January 26, 2023

    The English language has many words that are similar in sound and meaning, and while not all of these words are classified as homophones, there are words like continually vs.…

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    Research manuscript structure: Understanding different parts of a manuscript

    by Elizabeth Oommen George January 25, 2023
    January 25, 2023

    Writing a research manuscript and publishing it in reputed academic journals is an integral part of the research process. Yet, with rejection rates of top-tier journals ranging as high as…

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    Top 5 ethical considerations in research

    by Elizabeth Oommen George January 19, 2023
    January 19, 2023

    While research is based on the pillars of innovation, trust, and transparency, it also requires scientists and academics to abide by certain ethical considerations in research. The world is increasingly…

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    9 Steps to writing a good research paper

    by Mary Oommen January 17, 2023
    January 17, 2023

    Writing a good research paper is not easy, but it is a crucial skill that PhD students and early career researcher need to develop. While the research, analysis, and field…

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