Patrick Power
'By' or 'until'? Boris Johnson will resign ___ Friday.
'By' and 'until' are both used to indicate the end point of a state or action. However, they are often confused in academic writing....
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Patrick Power
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
How to use 'thus' in academic writing
'Thus' is a very useful but tricky word. Here is our advice on how to use it properly.
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Patrick Power
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Can I start a sentence with 'and' or 'but'?
Your teacher probably told you not to start sentences with 'but' or 'and'. This is generally good advice. These words belong to the class...
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Patrick Power
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
When 'It' Makes You Shudder
More terrifying than Stephen King's movie IT is an 'it' or a 'this' in a sentence that does not appear to refer to anything in...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Words from Chinese III: The Case of 'Double Reduction'
The impact of government policy is an area of research focus in many fields. In education, we are anticipating reading many essays,...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Words from Chinese II: The Case of Guanxi
Guanxi is a Chinese expression that is widely understood, especially in business circles. However, it is still the case that its meaning...
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Patrick Power
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Words from Chinese I: The Case of WeChat
Recently, a student we were helping shared with us an essay she had written for a course in the School of Business at the University of...
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