Nov 25, 2021

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21 Common Academic Writing Mistakes

Mistakes that can lower your grade and how to avoid them

Anonymous illiterate vandal (text), Alexis Jazz (grading), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A note on my credentials before we begin: I have a Masters degree and am currently pursuing a doctorate (PhD) in English literature. I have been teaching as a TA at university level since 2017, and have run seminars for the…

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Casey Lawrence is a Canadian PhD student of English at Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of two LGBT YA novels, Out of Order and Order in the Court.

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