Micro-lesson 3 · 4 min

Finding an academic tone

Sound precise and confident without slang, exaggeration or overclaiming.

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Formal doesn't mean complicated

Academic writing is precise and measured, not full of long words. Prefer the clear word to the impressive one.

Avoid contractions (don't, it's), slang and vague intensifiers (really, super, totally, a lot).