Punctuation In the previous issue, we discussed the punctuation marks used as middle stops. These included brackets, colon, comma, dashes, ellipsis or dots, and semi-colon. In this issue we will discuss the end stops or marks to end sentences, marks within words, and capitalization. Click here to send a copy request.      

Punctuation Punctuation is the art of using conventional marks, such as comma, period, and apostrophe, to separate elements in written texts and to render their meaning clear. One author likens punctuation marks to road signs that guide readers on “how to arrive at the writer’s meaning” (Woods, 2006, p. vii). Another author compares them to […]

Writing Academically All of us write in one way or another. We write e-mails, reminders to ourselves, daily journals or diaries (among the digital savvies, it’s now called blogs). We write essays, reports, office memos, and others. Even when we send a brief SMS or text, we write. So what makes ‘writing academically’ different from […]

Referencing in MS Word 2007 Do you know that MS Word has a referencing feature that will help you generate your bibliography in your class report, research paper, or thesis? If you don’t, this is the time for you to master it before you even begin writing your research. Impress your professors by submitting academically […]

Evidence-based arguments In the academic world, ‘argument’ does not have a negative connotation. However, in the everyday sense of the word, we equate arguments with disagreements. Click here to send a copy request.