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For example, if you're trying to decide if you should use the numeral 17 or spell out the word <em>seventeen<\/em> in an art history essay, and whether it will take the same form in a biochemistry lab report,\u00a0those decisions fall under usage.\u00a0This section will also deal with capitalization, abbreviations and acronyms, and commonly confused words. Many common errors of the <em>there\/their\/they're<\/em>\u00a0variety happen individually and will be pointed out to you by instructors or peer-reviewers, so we will also provide you here with resources to help check your individual tendencies and guide your decisions as you write.","rendered":"<p><strong>Usage<\/strong> determines which words or forms of words are conventional in a specific context \u2013 for the purposes of INTD 106 and INTD 105, that context is the conventions of standardized academic English. 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