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Some errors in academic English are invisible to a grammar checker, because nothing in them is wrong. Here is one.Englis...
28/09/2026

Some errors in academic English are invisible to a grammar checker, because nothing in them is wrong. Here is one.

English draws a conclusion. It does not make one. Many languages use one everyday verb where English chooses a different verb for each noun, and the direct translation comes out grammatical and wrong.

There is no rule behind these pairs. They have to be learned one at a time, which is why it helps to keep a list of your own.

Our free Scrib.bit on direct translation errors lists the common ones by first language. Comment TRANSLATION and we'll send it to you.

Most of the rules your first university essay will be marked on are never written down. Here is one of them."I think" fe...
22/09/2026

Most of the rules your first university essay will be marked on are never written down. Here is one of them.

"I think" feels polite and careful. In an essay it reads as opinion, and markers circle it.

The caution itself is right. Academic writing expects you to hedge. The skill is putting the hedge on the evidence rather than on yourself: the results suggest, the data indicate.

If you know someone starting university this month, send them this.

This is the kind of correction I make more than any other, and the sentence is never wrong.It was decided that the inter...
15/09/2026

This is the kind of correction I make more than any other, and the sentence is never wrong.

It was decided that the interviews would be conducted in the participants' first language.[make this italic]

Every word correct. But there's nobody in it.

So who decided? Your examiner is trying to work that out, and the sentence won't say. Interviewing people in their own language is a good call — if it was yours, that's worth a mark, and you're allowed to say so.

Were you told never to write "I"? Tell me who told you and what you study.

Every student gets told to work on their academic writing. Almost nobody gets told how.Grammarly corrects. Turnitin dete...
08/09/2026

Every student gets told to work on their academic writing. Almost nobody gets told how.

Grammarly corrects. Turnitin detects. Neither of them teaches, and both arrive after the thinking — when writing is the thinking.

Swipe for the difference between description and argument. It's the one that moves marks.

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"Your introduction is too general."If you've had that written on an essay, this is the fix. Hook, context, thesis: three...
06/09/2026

"Your introduction is too general."

If you've had that written on an essay, this is the fix. Hook, context, thesis: three sentences, one introduction, and it works in every subject.

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One tiny hyphen can make a big difference.Swipe through to see why small business owner and small-business owner aren't ...
05/08/2026

One tiny hyphen can make a big difference.

Swipe through to see why small business owner and small-business owner aren't quite the same...

💬 Know another hyphenated word that catches people out? Share it in the comments!

Using bigger words doesn't make your writing better. Using the right words does.Swipe through for 5 words to stop overus...
28/07/2026

Using bigger words doesn't make your writing better. Using the right words does.

Swipe through for 5 words to stop overusing in academic writing—and what to use instead. ✍️

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Small words. Big difference. ✍️Using the right word can make your writing clearer, more precise, and more professional.F...
22/07/2026

Small words. Big difference. ✍️

Using the right word can make your writing clearer, more precise, and more professional.

From affect vs. effect to its vs. it's, these common mix-ups can easily sneak into your essays...even when you know what you mean.

Swipe through to test yourself and save this post for your next assignment! 📚
💬 Which word do you always have to double-check?

You've probably read these words countless times... but have you been saying them correctly? 👀When you learn new vocabul...
16/07/2026

You've probably read these words countless times... but have you been saying them correctly? 👀

When you learn new vocabulary through reading, it's easy to mispronounce words you've never heard spoken aloud.

Swipe through to see if any of these caught you out!

💬 Which one surprised you the most?
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