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<big>'''AWE'''</big> - a guide to <big>'''A'''</big>cademic <big>'''W'''</big>riting in <big>'''E'''</big>nglish
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Welcome to '''AWE''' &mdash; 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.
  
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Welcome to this new project.  For a brief account, go to [[welcome|the introductory page]] (click on the the words 'introductory page'; and see below). This (Main) page now gives some first (minimal) advice on using the database.
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This '''<big>AWE</big>''' is entirely separate from the AWE app produced by the Survey of English Usage at UCL, which aims to teach learners in a structured way how to write formally in English. This may be accessed at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.  
  
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For guidance on a specific point of English usage, use the '''search pane''', which is the second 'box' in the '''navigation''' column on the left.  This will find any article that has been written - or it will return "this page has not been written yet".  Currently you can't edit such pages.  Search in the usual way; but search terms including certain common words (like 'the' and 'of') report "no pages".
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In 2014, AWE moved to its current site from its previous berth at the University of Hull.
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  As part of the move, we have updated the mediawiki software (with only partial success) on which it operates.
  
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If you enter a mis-spelling, or one term commonly mistaken for another, the database will find an article that puts you in touch with the correct advice.  (See for example [[Britian]].)  This is currently in a very early stage, and reports of any search you have made (within the data already entered) using an intuitive search term which led nowhere will be welcomed.
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As a result, <big>'''<big><big>SOME CHARACTERS DO NOT DISPLAY AS INTENDED</big></big>'''</big>.<br><br>      Please be patient. The difficulty is mostly with [[IPA]] characters, and some punctuation marks. <br>We are struggling to solve it.
  
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The word '''Britian''' above was blue.  Clicking on a blue link takes you to a page which has been written.  (Blue-ish purple mrans the page has been written, and has already been consulted by you today.)  A red link takes you to a page that hasn't been written yet, but is intended.  (Reddish purple means an unwritten page you've already tried to consult.)  You may browse the database by using such links - especially the blue ones!  A link to a web address takes you to another database on the web (so far, all connected with Wikis).
 
  
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There are various lists of what is here that may help the curious. To access these, go to the '''toolbox''' (the third box in the column on the left) and click on '''Special pages'''.  '''All pages''' will show you what has been done so far; '''Wanted pages''' lists the red links, articles that are intended but not yet entered into the database.  '''Categories''' shows groups of articles linked by themes such as '''Abbreviations'''.  (A band at the bottom of each article lists the categories to which it belongs. Clicking on these is another way to browse the database.  There is also a list of '''Wanted categories''' available on '''Special pages'''. (If you want to check on how I am spending my time, you may click on the '''Recent Changes''' link in the '''Navigation''' box.)
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                      '''<big>TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE IN AWE:</big>''', or to contact us,<br><br>    Send an e-mail to <br><br>          '''<big><big>academicwriting@hotmail.co.uk</big></big>'''
  
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For more, click on [[Searching AWE]], [[link|links]] or [[category|categories]].  If these are still red, please be patient.
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[The 'talk' tabs at the top of pages - the previous system - have been attacked by spam, and weren't much used.
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[[category:navigation]]
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        So that system IS CURRENTLY '''SUSPENDED'''.
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[It may be worth trying the old system: some 'talk' pages are still open for comment.
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    To do so:
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          Click on the '''talk''' tab at the top of a page you want to comment on -
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          and write your thoughts, ideas, comments or criticisms in the blank page that opens.
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          It will help us if you give your name and e-address.]
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Newcomers may wish to know more [[Help:About AWE|about AWE]] or get [[Help:Contents|help with using AWE]].
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== Guides ==
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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. We do not set out to teach you how to write formally in English; see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.
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* [[Good writing]]
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* [[Correctness]]
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* [[Referencing]]
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* [[Advice leaflets]] (from Hull University's Study Advice Service)
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== Categories==
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Our {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles (and more) are arranged into broad categories, which may be a useful starting point. Some examples are:
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* [[:Category:Academic English|Academic English]]
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* [[:Category:Word classes|Word classes]]
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* [[:Category:Pronunciation|Pronunciation]]
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* [[:Category:Figures|Figures of Speech]]
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* [[:Category:Foreign words|Foreign words]]
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* [[:Category:Grammar|Grammar]]
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* [[:Category:Spelling common errors|common mistakes in spelling]]
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* [[:Category:First person problems|Problems with the use of the first person]]
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::::(You may also like to see the article on the [[first person]])
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** For a comprehensive list of categories, see [[Special:Categories|Category list]] (on your left - in the second panel (editors) on the Navigation panel).
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== Courses ==
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Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE. We do not set out to provide a structured course to teach you how to write formally in English; many other resources do this, such as the similarly named AWE app available (for: iPhone 3-6, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad mini, and Google Play for Android) from the Survey of English Usage at [[UCL]], at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.
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* [[Grammar course]]
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* [[Figures of Speech course]]
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* [[English etymology course|Etymology of English course]]
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* [[UCL]]'s AWE course, at [[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/]]
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 4 November 2020

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.

This AWE is entirely separate from the AWE app produced by the Survey of English Usage at UCL, which aims to teach learners in a structured way how to write formally in English. This may be accessed at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.

In 2014, AWE moved to its current site from its previous berth at the University of Hull. 

As part of the move, we have updated the mediawiki software (with only partial success) on which it operates.

As a result, SOME CHARACTERS DO NOT DISPLAY AS INTENDED.

       Please be patient. The difficulty is mostly with IPA characters, and some punctuation marks. 
We are struggling to solve it.



                     TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE IN AWE:, or to contact us,

     Send an e-mail  to 

          academicwriting@hotmail.co.uk

[The 'talk' tabs at the top of pages - the previous system - have been attacked by spam, and weren't much used.
       So that system IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED. 
[It may be worth trying the old system: some 'talk' pages are still open for comment. 
    To do so: 
         Click on the talk tab at the top of a page you want to comment on - 
         and write your thoughts, ideas, comments or criticisms in the blank page that opens. 
         It will help us if you give your name and e-address.]

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. We do not set out to teach you how to write formally in English; see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.

Categories

Our 4,584 articles (and more) are arranged into broad categories, which may be a useful starting point. Some examples are:

(You may also like to see the article on the first person)
    • For a comprehensive list of categories, see Category list (on your left - in the second panel (editors) on the Navigation panel).

Courses

Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE. We do not set out to provide a structured course to teach you how to write formally in English; many other resources do this, such as the similarly named AWE app available (for: iPhone 3-6, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad mini, and Google Play for Android) from the Survey of English Usage at UCL, at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.

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