I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.
~Peter de Vries (via afewnovelideas)
Grammar Myth: You Cannot Begin a Sentence With “But,” “And,” or “Or”
We hope this answers your question regarding the usage of conjunctions such as “but,” “or,” and “and” at the beginning of sentences. If you have further questions on this topic, tweet us @The_YUNiversity. Cheers.
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How to Write a Conclusion
This video introduces guidelines for writing the conclusion to an essay. The focus of this tutorial series is on argumentative essays, but the principles apply more broadly.
by Kevin deLaplante.
A good writer is not someone who knows how to write- but how to rewrite
William Goldman (via thelondonmag)
This is a summary of college only using two pictures; expensive as hell.
That’s my Sociology “book”. In fact what it is is a piece of paper with codes written on it to allow me to access an electronic version of a book. I was told by my professor that I could not buy any other paperback version, or use another code, so I was left with no option other than buying a piece of paper for over $200. Best part about all this is my professor wrote the books; there’s something hilariously sadistic about that. So I pretty much doled out $200 for a current edition of an online textbook that is no different than an older, paperback edition of the same book for $5; yeah, I checked. My mistake for listening to my professor.
This is why we download.
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Convert Words to Pages
Do you wonder how many pages a given number of words is? This website converts the number of words to the number of pages, online and for free. This tool is useful when writing essays at university to determine how many pages you are required to write. The number of pages changes depending on the number of words, the font and the font size. You can select the following fonts: Arial, Calibri, Comic sans MS, Courier New, Times New Roman and Verdana. Available spacing options: single spaced, 1.5, double spaced.
Note: This calculator provides an indication only and works most accurately for an academic essay with four paragraphs per page and no (sub)headings.
