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Welcome to AWE — a reference source for the details of Academic Writing in British English. AWE aims to give helpful advice, rather than to be prescriptive - it does not tell you what to do. It is not a dictionary or an encyclopedia. It is meant for students in Higher Education in the UK, including non-native speakers.
AWE has moved beyond the purely experimental stage, and has proved useful; but it is not complete.
It is currently in a developmental stage.
We welcome any comments, but cannot commit ourselves to replying individually.
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Newcomers may wish to know more about AWE or get help with using AWE.
Guides
AWE is intended to help you become a better writer. This is a matter of taste and style. AWE does not set out to be judgemental: our aim is to advise you how to write in a style appropriate to your studies.
- Good writing
- Correctness
- Referencing
- Advice leaflets (from Hull University's Study Advice Service)
Categories
Our 4,584 articles (and more) are arranged into broad categories, which may be a useful starting point. Some examples are:
- Academic English
- Word classes
- Pronunciation
- Figures of Speech
- Foreign words
- Grammar
- common mistakes in spelling
- Problems with the use of the first person
- (You may also like to see the article on the first person)
- For a comprehensive list, see Category list (on your left)
Courses
Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE.
