Does PhD pedigree matter?

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Five Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb

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Follies in English Writing
by Brian Clark
Here are five mistakes to avoid :
1. Your vs. You’re
This one drives me insane, and it’s become extremely common among bloggers. All it takes to avoid this error is to take a second and think about what you’re trying to say.
“Your” […]

Writerisms and other Sins: A Writer’s Shortcut to Stronger Writing

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Copyright © 1995 by C.J. Cherryh
Copy and pass “Writerisms and other Sins” around to your heart’s content, but always post my Copyright notice at the top, correctly, thank you, as both a courtesy and a legal necessity to protect any writer.
Writerisms: overused and misused […]