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Best Grammar and Style Sources on the Web?
If you’re the kind of person who reads the Oxford English Dictionary for fun (I’m not naming names, but you know who you are, Maggie), then here’s just about the coolest compilation of grammar resources you could ever ask for. … Continue reading
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Hey Grammar Girl!
Here’s a site recommended by one of our readers. Grammar Girl handles common questions about grammar and style such as –whether to use who or whom, –usage differences between affect and effect, and –grammar myths such as “Never end a sentence … Continue reading
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Can a tutor edit my paper?
Ask the Center Staff Can a tutor edit my paper? No. However, the Center is a learning resource, so tutors will gladly help you identify error patterns in a draft and show you how to make corrections yourself. That way, you can leave … Continue reading
Workshops
Keene State faculty, Tutors now offer a range of in-class workshops to help whole classes move forward in their writing process. Here’s the workshop request form. Center for Writing Presentations & Workshops : 1. Introduction to the Center for Writing—Presentation Length of Time: … Continue reading
Simple Tips to Help You Polish Your Paper
Printable version: Simple Tips Words to avoid in academic writing: thing, stuff, so, like Non-descriptive, general words such as: normal, people, everybody, something Contractions such as: don’t, couldn’t So… why are we avoiding these words? Often times, these words can make a paper … Continue reading
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Editing Pronouns for Clarity and Correctness
I developed a handout for my Expository Writing students after commenting on a set of final drafts that seemed to have a lot of recurring pronoun problems. All of the samples of vague references, singular/plural mismatches, and that/who confusion are real sentences … Continue reading
Amy’s Proofreading Tips
Ready to fine-tune your paper? Tutor Amy Patryn developed a handout, amys-proofreading-tips.doc, to help you spot and correct comma and word choice errors that are common in nearly-final-drafts.
