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Oct 18, 2026
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Samantha Singleton

Writing 3: Making Our Essays More Academic by Eliminating “You”

This week in Writing 3, we focused on a small word that can make a BIG difference in academic writing: “you”! Many students use words like you, your, and yourself without even realizing it. For example, a student might write, “When you compare two animals,…

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