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  1. MissBadWolf
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    Grammar Pronoun use for non-binary character

    MissBadWolf, Jan 2, 2020 ... 2 3
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    big soft moose
    Jan 23, 2020
  2. Dnaiel

    Grammar Construction of single dialog for an unidentified speaker

    Dnaiel, Feb 13, 2017 ... 2 3
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    1,848
    Catrin Lewis
    Feb 16, 2017
  3. Clive Maguire

    Grammar everyone + their + noun

    Clive Maguire, Aug 12, 2014 ... 2
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    2,735
    daemon
    Aug 18, 2014
  4. Reilley Turner

    Grammar "Thug" language help

    Reilley Turner, Jun 6, 2015 ... 2
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    3,096
    ChickenFreak
    Jun 20, 2015
  5. Kevin Murphy

    Grammar Sentence structure correct? past and present.

    Kevin Murphy, Jul 30, 2016 ... 2
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    1,631
    Kevin Murphy
    Aug 4, 2016
  6. Madman

    Grammar Gerund VS Participles and Past Progressive????

    Madman, Aug 1, 2022 ... 2
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    1,808
    Gary Wed
    Aug 3, 2022
  7. InsaneXade

    Grammar Passive verb usage is like salt?

    InsaneXade, Nov 17, 2022 ... 2
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    1,729
    Seven Crowns
    Feb 15, 2023
  8. Eric Byers

    Grammar This paragraph has been killing me for weeks

    Eric Byers, Nov 29, 2014 ... 2
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    1,426
    Eric Byers
    Dec 1, 2014
  9. barcelonic

    Grammar Should commas come in pairs?

    barcelonic, Nov 17, 2013 ... 2
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    2,503
    mammamaia
    Nov 19, 2013
  10. Mish

    Grammar Or or Nor?

    Mish, Oct 4, 2019 ... 2
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    1,791
    Mish
    Oct 7, 2019
  11. tomhumf

    Grammar Grammer for thinking in head

    tomhumf, Aug 3, 2017 ... 2
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    1,675
    badgerjelly
    Aug 16, 2017
  12. ChickenFreak

    Grammar Non-tags

    ChickenFreak, Aug 12, 2017 ... 2
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    1,278
    Shadowfax
    Aug 14, 2017
  13. minstrel

    Grammar They're kidding, right?

    minstrel, Feb 23, 2014 ... 2
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    1,790
    Alesia
    Feb 25, 2014
  14. KhalieLa

    Grammar The word I need doesn't exist . . . (or, at least I haven't found it yet!)

    KhalieLa, Mar 11, 2016
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    24
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    1,795
    JLT
    Mar 16, 2016
  15. Alesia

    Grammar Intensely vs. Immensely

    Alesia, Mar 4, 2014
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    2,643
    Bryan Romer
    Mar 23, 2014
  16. ItzAmber

    Grammar Amrita hurt?

    ItzAmber, Mar 22, 2021
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    23
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    1,071
    alw86
    Mar 23, 2021
  17. InsaneXade

    Grammar Am I going comma crazy or what?

    InsaneXade, Nov 16, 2022
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    22
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    1,095
    Also
    Nov 23, 2022
  18. newjerseyrunner

    Grammar Where is your narrator chronologically in past tense?

    newjerseyrunner, Jan 6, 2017
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    1,210
    Rosacrvx
    Jan 8, 2017
  19. ohmyrichard

    Grammar What are the separate items and what does the first sentence actually mean?

    ohmyrichard, Apr 4, 2015
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    1,599
    ohmyrichard
    Apr 11, 2015
  20. doggiedude

    Grammar Adverb hate

    doggiedude, Feb 15, 2016
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    1,507
    Oscar Leigh
    Feb 17, 2016
  21. Alesia

    Grammar Ain't vs. Isn't

    Alesia, Oct 31, 2013
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    21
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    3,241
    digitig
    Nov 2, 2013
  22. Inktail

    Grammar English is not my main language but...

    Inktail, Dec 22, 2016
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    20
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    1,085
    Inktail
    Jan 5, 2017
  23. Grizwald

    Grammar quotations within quotations on ad infinitum

    Grizwald, Nov 27, 2016
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    20
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    1,334
    Grizwald
    Dec 15, 2016
  24. Reilley Turner

    Grammar "purred" meaning?

    Reilley Turner, Jun 8, 2015
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    3,966
    Reilley Turner
    Jun 8, 2015
  25. Iain Wood

    Grammar Court’s martial :

    Iain Wood, Sep 29, 2015
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    19
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    5,139
    Iain Wood
    Nov 2, 2015
  26. J.D. Ray

    Grammar Youth or youths?

    J.D. Ray, Mar 4, 2021
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    18
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    2,285
    Seven Crowns
    Mar 7, 2021
  27. Link the Writer

    Grammar What does '--' mean, and how does it differ from '()'?

    Link the Writer, Sep 27, 2015
    Replies:
    18
    Views:
    1,690
    PapaGhanda
    Nov 12, 2015
  28. Gravy

    Grammar Bond (ed?) - Verb Help

    Gravy, Aug 2, 2021
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    17
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    847
    Homer Potvin
    Aug 4, 2021
  29. Seven Crowns

    Grammar Null Subjects

    Seven Crowns, Sep 20, 2017
    Replies:
    17
    Views:
    1,056
    OJB
    Sep 22, 2017
  30. alpacinoutd

    Grammar What is the name of this grammatical structure?

    alpacinoutd, Sep 26, 2021
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    16
    Views:
    1,218
    GrahamLewis
    Sep 29, 2021
  31. N.Scott

    Grammar About tense.

    N.Scott, Nov 25, 2019
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    16
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    997
    jannert
    Nov 28, 2019
  32. Wayjor Frippery

    Grammar A list of sentences — good or bad?

    Wayjor Frippery, Apr 24, 2016
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    16
    Views:
    1,088
    daemon
    Apr 26, 2016
  33. dillseed

    Grammar Subject-Verb Agreement

    dillseed, May 3, 2014
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    16
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    1,630
    dillseed
    May 3, 2014
  34. Alesia

    Grammar Thoughts on how to break this paragraph of a sentence up?

    Alesia, Feb 12, 2014
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    16
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    1,192
    mammamaia
    Feb 27, 2014
  35. Bone2pick

    Grammar Using 'ing' in past tense

    Bone2pick, Oct 29, 2018
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    3,153
    ChickenFreak
    Oct 29, 2018
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