Many research studies reference the United States or agencies with that name included. When editing, we often see the word used in a...

Academic writing has general rules and styles that apply to all disciplines and specific ones for particular disciplines. Scientific...

Reading is essential to developing as a scholarly writer. When reading academic documents, you want to read for comprehension, but you...

People who have taken a public speaking class or training know to remove/limit filler words like “umm” when presenting. However, many...

The word "these" can be used in more than one way: as a pronoun or an adjective. Since pronouns replace nouns, “these” should replace a...

As a writing coach, I often get challenged on grammar rules, especially concerning comma usage, based on the remark, "But, that doesn't...

People often mistakenly use the pronouns "that" and "which" interchangeably. However, a grammar rule determines when a writer should use...

Many budding scholars seek to elevate their word use when writing. An easy way to implement a scholarly tone is to replace a phrasal verb...

Making subjects agree with verbs is a rather simplistic writing task; nonetheless, the English language has several rules that can make...

Most people use pronouns correctly because they replace nouns; however, relative pronouns cause problems for some writers. "That" and...

As a writing coach and editor, I recommend two simple ways to for scholars to develop a more academic tone. One is to read constantly...

Using the proper verb to represent the action of a sentence is central to presenting a focused, concise message. At times, verbs can...

At some point in their educational or professional careers, most academic writers will do some form of collaborative writing, whether for...

Though outlining is one of numerous techniques a writer can use to organize his/her thoughts, it is a commonly used one. However, not...

With text messages and social media platforms, people are writing more than ever before. The problem? The style of writing that most...

Most writers effortlessly make their verbs agree with the subjects of a sentence. However, compound subjects can pose problems when both...

Concise writing is a goal of many people, and they mistakenly equate rambling, using a large vocabulary or including a bunch of jargon...

Some writing styles are more informal and conversational than others. Oral forms of communication, which tend to be informal, should not...

This past weekend, I conducted an academic writing workshop for a group of incoming doctoral students enrolled in universities across...

Most grammar handbooks have a section titled "empty/inflated" phrases that lists words that don't have much meaning; they are also called...