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  1. Bone2pick

    Punctuation Em-dash before question mark

    Bone2pick, Dec 12, 2022
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    Louanne Learning
    Dec 12, 2022
  2. Louanne Learning

    Spelling out numbers

    Louanne Learning, Dec 11, 2022
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    425
    Louanne Learning
    Dec 11, 2022
  3. deadrats

    fragments

    deadrats, Dec 7, 2022
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    Que
    Jan 17, 2023
  4. Louanne Learning

    How do you feel about italics?

    Louanne Learning, Nov 28, 2022 ... 2 3
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    FFBurwick
    Jul 28, 2023
  5. Bakkerbaard

    Pet names

    Bakkerbaard, Nov 22, 2022
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    532
    Bakkerbaard
    Nov 22, 2022
  6. InsaneXade

    Grammar Passive verb usage is like salt?

    InsaneXade, Nov 17, 2022 ... 2
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    Seven Crowns
    Feb 15, 2023
  7. InsaneXade

    Grammar Am I going comma crazy or what?

    InsaneXade, Nov 16, 2022
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    1,101
    Also
    Nov 23, 2022
  8. Louanne Learning

    Punctuation Comma and Conjunction

    Louanne Learning, Oct 18, 2022
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    Also
    Feb 8, 2023
  9. Xoic

    Making Etymology Fun

    Xoic, Oct 12, 2022 ... 4 5 6
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    Xoic
    Apr 18, 2024 at 9:09 PM
  10. OurJud

    That / Which

    OurJud, Sep 29, 2022
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    David K. Thomasson
    Dec 13, 2022
  11. OurJud

    Bitter / sour

    OurJud, Sep 16, 2022 ... 2
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    Catriona Grace
    Sep 20, 2022
  12. susan haft

    help with wording a slogan on product packaging

    susan haft, Sep 8, 2022
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    726
    SapereAude
    Sep 9, 2022
  13. Bakkerbaard

    Help with a collilo- coloqui-- a saying

    Bakkerbaard, Sep 4, 2022
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    830
    Bakkerbaard
    Oct 4, 2022
  14. Jlivy3

    How do I say this?

    Jlivy3, Aug 31, 2022
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    730
    Louanne Learning
    Sep 5, 2022
  15. WritingInTheDark

    Is it correct to have the 3rd person limited narrator call the father of the POV character "Dad"?

    WritingInTheDark, Aug 8, 2022
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    966
    Homer Potvin
    Aug 9, 2022
  16. trevorD

    Are pet names for people capitalized?

    trevorD, Aug 6, 2022
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    1,368
    FFBurwick
    Aug 12, 2022
  17. evild4ve

    Word for Russian lying-game

    evild4ve, Aug 4, 2022
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    478
    evild4ve
    Aug 5, 2022
  18. Madman

    Grammar Gerund VS Participles and Past Progressive????

    Madman, Aug 1, 2022 ... 2
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    Gary Wed
    Aug 3, 2022
  19. OurJud

    Acquirements?

    OurJud, Jul 27, 2022
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    804
    SapereAude
    Jul 28, 2022
  20. Daera Love

    Shorter "God" equivalent swear?

    Daera Love, Jul 22, 2022
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    1,099
    big soft moose
    Jul 25, 2022
  21. Morgaan Peace

    How to re-word this a bit better?

    Morgaan Peace, Jul 19, 2022
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    1,142
    FFBurwick
    Aug 19, 2022
  22. Bakkerbaard

    Slogan assistance

    Bakkerbaard, Jul 13, 2022
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    672
    Bakkerbaard
    Jul 14, 2022
  23. Nomdeploom

    apostrophe

    Nomdeploom, Jul 12, 2022
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    9
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    671
    evild4ve
    Jul 13, 2022
  24. lorinda woener

    Thesaurus

    lorinda woener, Jul 3, 2022
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    6
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    664
    Rad Scribbler
    Jul 11, 2022
  25. SapereAude

    Nested quotations

    SapereAude, Jul 2, 2022
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    696
    SapereAude
    Jul 6, 2022
  26. Louanne Learning

    Vocables

    Louanne Learning, Jun 25, 2022
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    5
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    649
    evild4ve
    Jul 18, 2022
  27. jim onion

    are-less form, is it grammatical?

    jim onion, Jun 18, 2022
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    1,052
    SapereAude
    Jun 28, 2022
  28. SapereAude

    Regionalism, or language evolution?

    SapereAude, May 31, 2022
    Replies:
    13
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    817
    JLT
    Jun 2, 2022
  29. alpacinoutd

    How to show "a worried look crossed her face"

    alpacinoutd, May 20, 2022
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    4,771
    AlyceOfLegend
    Aug 28, 2022
  30. OurJud

    Double question

    OurJud, May 10, 2022
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    15
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    1,101
    Gary Wed
    Jul 18, 2022
  31. Seiya

    Adding outside observation to third person omni

    Seiya, Apr 28, 2022
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    7
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    688
    Homer Potvin
    May 12, 2022
  32. WritingInTheDark

    Grammar How do I determine which of my made-up terms need to be capitalized?

    WritingInTheDark, Apr 26, 2022
    Replies:
    8
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    907
    Quote
    Sep 1, 2022
  33. alpacinoutd

    Is there a synonym for rumble?

    alpacinoutd, Apr 24, 2022
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    772
    OurJud
    May 5, 2022
  34. OurJud

    It may be maybe

    OurJud, Apr 21, 2022
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    4
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    483
    SapereAude
    Apr 24, 2022
  35. TDFuhringer

    Specific gesture driving me crazy.

    TDFuhringer, Apr 18, 2022
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    Views:
    730
    Hummingbird Alley
    Apr 23, 2022
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