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English mistakes commonly made in a thesis Students tend to make the same language mistakes over and over again when writing a thesis. Taking a careful look at these lists of mistakes that we often encounter may help you to break these habits. Spelling mistakes Although spellcheck features catch many spelling mistakes, they cannot be

The differences between American-English and British-English when writing your thesis When you are writing your thesis, one of the first things you have to decide is what style of English you will use. The most common options are American, British, or Australian English. Although they follow many of the same rules, they also have some

Tense tendencies in theses and dissertations Different sections of academic papers (theses,dissertations and essays) tend to use different tenses.  The following is a breakdown of these tendencies by section.  Please note that while it is useful to keep these tendencies in mind, there may be exceptions.  The breakdown below should help guide your writing, but keep in mind

Quick guide to the use of personal pronouns in academic work Guidelines for the use personal pronouns (“I”, “we”, “my,”and so forth) in academic writing vary according to discipline, and there are intra-disciplinary differences as well.  Experts are divided on the subject of personal pronoun use in scientific writing, which used to avoid personal pronouns

Common word choice confusions There are words that you should (mostly) avoid, but a handful of other words are simply misused or misunderstood. These prove useful in many situations and are used by nearly everyone, but their occasional misuse or abuse can sew confusion in your writing and turn your reader away. This article lists