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Category: nominalisation

June 6, 2022June 8, 2022 pat thomson

propositional density – a helpful steer on writing and revising

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 pat thomson

what is “measured” writing?

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 pat thomson

eight ways to write theory very badly

July 21, 2014July 20, 2014 pat thomson

thesis to book: you may need to change your writing ‘voice’

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 pat thomson

holiday question 2: Why do we make researching into nouns?

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