{"id":26593,"date":"2015-11-26T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=26593"},"modified":"2016-03-29T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:43:55","slug":"its-essay-season-do-you-know-where-your-apostrophe-should-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2015\/11\/26\/its-essay-season-do-you-know-where-your-apostrophe-should-go\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s essay season; do you know where your apostrophe should go?"},"content":{"rendered":"You gotta write good like you know you should. Take them\u00a0words and string 'em together all smart-like. Why? Because words make us wanna go:<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Pictured:<\/a>That was painful, I know. I am deeply sorry for putting you through that. The point of it was to show how cringeworthy bad writing can be.\u00a0[Life@UofT will not be held responsible for any damages <\/span>resulting from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rageful fits my above paragraph may have induced<\/span>, including but not limited to thrown computers, torn pillows, and a decreased faith in humanity]<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nGood writing is so important in the academic environment. Professors believe that profoundly; a lot of what they do depends on the written word. It's no surprise, then, that\u00a0professors are often experts at writing well. I have picked up so many great tricks from them throughout my time at university. In the spirit of solidarity during prime essay season, I would like to share my favourite tips with you lovely people.<\/span>\r\n\r\nKnow your possessives<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nDon't let a stray apostrophe muscle its'\u00a0<\/strong>way into a sentence where it does not belong. See what I did there?\u00a0Here is a simple and helpful post if you are ever unsure.<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nPoor old semicolon<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nPity the poor\u00a0semicolon; I think it is one of the most undervalued pieces of punctuation around. I like to think of the semicolon as a less strong period; it links two independent, but related, clauses. The semicolon is so useful when you know how to use it correctly; just make sure you know the rules.<\/a>\u00a0However, proceed with caution; the semicolon has become very controversial in the literary world of late.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Pictured:<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nRun! There's a thesaurus on the loose!<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nIn my experience, turning to a thesaurus rarely does much good. Academic writing should be clear and concise. Flowery, aureate, bombastic, florid, grandiloquent, prolix, rococo, magniloquent, and verbose language is unnecessary, gratuitous, irrelevant, supererogatory, nonessential, and uncalled-for.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBe consistent<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nI don't care if you use an Oxford comma or not, just as long as you stick to your grammatical choices. Being consistent in your writing\u00a0shows your consideration, proves you were proofreading, and adds an impressive polish to all of your written work. (#proOxfordcomma)<\/span>\r\n\r\nBe meticulous in citing<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nI once had a professor who told my class that plagiarism is the academic equivalent of high treason. After all, our degrees don't mean anything if they are not a fair and accurate reflection of the work we have done. We have to respect the sources we use. You can avoid accidental plagiarism by staying organized while\u00a0researching and reviewing anything you are unsure of.<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nPROOFREAD!<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nNeedlepoint this, put it on your wall, live it, and love it.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Pictured:<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nThese are some of the writing tips that have helped me the most throughout my university experience. This essay season, I want us all to impress our\u00a0professors with our stellar word-smithery. I want our professors to say...<\/span>\r\n\r\n
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<\/span> This graphic is so fabulous; I had to use it twice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nWhat are some of your favourite writing tips, UofT?<\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\nBe sure to check out\u00a0UofT's\u00a0great resources<\/a>, designed to\u00a0help you with your writing skill<\/span>s.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You gotta write good like you know you should. Take them\u00a0words and string 'em together all smart-like. Why? Because words make us wanna go:<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Pictured:<\/a>That was painful, I know. I am deeply sorry for putting you through that. The point of it was to show how cringeworthy bad writing can be.\u00a0[Life@UofT will not be held responsible for any damages <\/span>resulting from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rageful fits my above paragraph may have induced<\/span>, including but not limited to thrown computers, torn pillows, and a decreased faith in humanity]<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nGood writing is so important in the academic environment. Professors believe that profoundly; a lot of what they do depends on the written word. It's no surprise, then, that\u00a0professors are often experts at writing well. I have picked up so many great tricks from them throughout my time at university. In the spirit of solidarity during prime essay season, I would like to share my favourite tips with you lovely people.<\/span>
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