Learning a new language is very challenging, but also very rewarding. One of the biggest hurdles to clear arrives when you start venturing beyond simple phrases, that beginners learn first, like ...

The thesaurus has long been a go-to tool for students looking to doll up their writing or even hide plagiarism. A recent study found that free online tools are helping students do so with entire ...

These phrases alert your reader that you as a writer are about to summarize or paraphrase another idea established by an authority on a chosen topic. Note that while some of these are quite neutral, ...