Use which, preceded by a comma, for non-defining clauses. A non-defining clause gives parenthetical information. A. I live in the third house,...
Most writers don't have a clue when or how to use passive voice, so they come up with contrivances like your "salt" theory. Even the overrated...
Just make it clear that you're taking some descriptions from actual places, but it's all fiction. I placed this little note before the text of the...
It might help is you post a paragraph (or two) that you think is too wordy. Then you can see how others might pare it down.
Try some variant of popple. "When he yanked to rope, the engine poppled a couple of seconds and fell silent." Cough and pop are also onomatopoetic.
Either OK or okay. Just be consistent throughout your text.
It isn't a violation of the law. And I think you are giving an extremely narrow and silly reading of the rules. I guess that's why you're a moderator.
That is an extremely crabbed and legalistic reading of the rules. Suppose I posted a paragraph with this disclaimer: "The following is the...
I see nothing wrong with that. Ignore the Barney Fifes.
I'll bet you have a lot more than you think you do. Try some little exercises working your way down "the ladder of abstraction," starting with...
Were can be singular or plural: They were in the house. You [one person] were in the house. Was is singular, not plural. I was in the house....
No. I didn't even continue beyond the first sentence.
There are 12 zillion ways you could configure the text, but it certainly needs something more imaginative than plain black sans serif stacked up...
Let's see a sample, 150 words or so. Show something that comes up to this standard. EDIT: On second thought, don't. I'm not remotely interested...
Separate names with a comma.
