Your teacher or professor may have said not to write in the second person. They may have forgotten to mention it. Either way, I’m telling you that you should not write a formal essay in the second person. I feel very … Continue reading →
Everyone makes mistakes with these homonyms sometimes. Even an experienced writer will look at the page and wince, having spotted they fumbled one of these doozies. If you’re not sure of which one to use in which scenario, however, it’s good … Continue reading →
MLA formatted running headers and block headers may seem tricky sometimes, but they’re not nearly as difficult as you might think. The big challenge is knowing what belongs in each, and how the information should be arranged. MLA Formatted Running Header: … Continue reading →
If you’re writing papers, it’s likely you need to know how to do a first line indent for every new paragraph. If you’re citing papers, you’ll need to know how to do what’s called a hanging indent. Microsoft Office’s Word gives us … Continue reading →
Don’t what? Don’t worry about contractions and getting them right–it’s easier than you think. There are some very simple rules about figuring out where the apostrophe goes in a contraction. Even better, however, is that you don’t need to know … Continue reading →