Tag Archives: communication

citation blues #1-#4

Posted on December 6, 2021 by pat thomson

Blues – African-American musical form dealing with sorrows, trials and tribulations Blue – Australian slang for making a mistake. As in “I made a blue” So its possible, (particularly if you are Australian), to have the blues about making a blue. A … Continue reading →

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check for the passive voice

Posted on November 22, 2021 by pat thomson

Passive voice. Put simply, the active voice is when the actor, the person doing the action, is named. The writer does not name the actor when using passive voice. Ironically, the first sentence above does not name the actor – … Continue reading →

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revising? start strategically

Posted on November 8, 2021 by pat thomson

Whether you are revising your own writing or responding to reviewer feedback, you need to work out what to do. But you also need to work out where to start. You may have made a revising plan or written out … Continue reading →

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revising? try a four step approach

Posted on November 1, 2021 by pat thomson

Many people approach revising as if it is a single shot process. They tell themselves, “I’m just going to sit down now and revise my paper”. But revising and refining a text are not one activity, they are several. The … Continue reading →