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Grammar: When It Just Does Not Sound Correct

My job has taught me that a lot of people struggle with grammar and spelling. My first sentence brought to mind one of the most common spelling errors. Many of my students type “a lot” as one word, which is incorrect. There is no such word as “alot”. If spelling is...

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Citing Long Quotations in APA 6th Edition

Are you frustrated by recent changes to the APA guidelines?  Remember that if you have a long direct quote, it is cited differently. Place direct quotations longer than 40 words in a free-standing block of typewritten lines, and omit quotation marks. Start the...

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Sample APA Paper 6th Edition

I often have students ask me for examples of how to write in APA format.  With the recent changes in the 6th edition of APA, it can be even more confusing.  I think the following link has a good example of what an APA paper should look like: ...

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Removing Extra Spaces Between Paragraphs

I often have students ask me how to remove that annoying extra space between paragraphs in their documents. Check out this video to find out some quick tips on setting up your papers in Word. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-A6mCiSn_U&hl=en_US&fs=1]

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