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Abbreviations in research: Common errors in academic writing
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Abbreviations in research: Common errors in academic writing 

by Dhanya Alex December 23, 2022

“Provided they are not obscure to the reader, abbreviations communicate more with fewer letters. Writers have only to ensure that the abbreviations they use are too well known to need any introduction, or that they are introduced and explained on their first appearance.”  —From “The Cambridge Guide to English Usage” …

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December 23, 2022
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Dangling modifiers and how to avoid them in your writing
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Dangling modifiers and how to avoid them in your writing 

by Dhanya Alex November 8, 2022

What is a dangling modifier?   The term “dangling” means hanging or swinging loosely. A modifier is used to describe or qualify another part of a sentence. Dangling modifiers is a common grammar mistake in writing that make for illogical sentence constructions, usually by leaving a phrase to hang precariously at …

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November 8, 2022
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Proofreading dissertations: Tips to optimize the process
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Proofreading dissertations: Key strategies to optimize the process

by Dhanya Alex September 19, 2022

Importance of a well-structured PhD dissertation  If you are reading this, you might have just finished writing or are in the process of finishing your PhD dissertation/thesis. Congratulations are in order, but before submitting your work for review, it’s essential to check your work, focusing on the content and readability. …

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September 19, 2022
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Quotation Marks: When and how to use quotations in academic writing
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Quotation marks: When and how to use quotations in academic writing

by Dhanya Alex September 12, 2022

The proper use of punctuation can help to strengthen arguments made in your research paper. But knowing the English grammar rules and using these correctly can be confusing, especially for researchers with English as a second language. One of the easiest punctuation marks that you can get wrong is quotation …

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September 12, 2022
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What does et al. mean and how to use it correctly in your research paper
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What does et al. mean and how to use it correctly in your research paper

by Dhanya Alex September 2, 2022

Latin abbreviations, such as, etc., versus, circa, et al., ibid. and id., often crop up in academic writing. While their English phrases are acceptable, researchers use Latin abbreviations as they take less time and fewer characters to write. Yet it’s not always easy to get these right. In this article, …

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September 2, 2022
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Mastering the art of parallelisms in academic writing
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Mastering the art of parallelisms in academic writing 

by Dhanya Alex August 23, 2022

Your research papers or reports will be easier and more pleasant to read if there is an agreement in their grammatical structure. This principle is called parallelism, parallel structure, or parallel construction. Parallelism is vital in good academic writing, impacting both the grammar of sentences and the presentation of your …

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August 23, 2022
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9 Tips to Improve Language in Research Paper - Paperpal
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9 Tips to improve readability and language in your research paper

by Dhanya Alex August 8, 2022

“As far as he can achieve it, readability is as important for the scientific writer as it is for the novelist.” – Donald O. Hebb Readability is communicating your research ideas with simple word choices and sentence structures. People are busy and have no time to slog through long sentences …

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August 8, 2022
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