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Writing and usage

Link your ideas clearly and pick the right word

Essay connectors

One linking word for each job in an essay — adding, contrasting, conceding, concluding.

False friends

English nouns that look like words in many other languages but mean something different.

Commonly confused adjectives

Pairs of adjectives that look almost the same but mean different things.

Academic verbs

The verbs that carry an argument in essays, reports and research papers.

Formal words

Formal verbs from letters, notices and contracts, each with the everyday verb it replaces.