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  1. jakeybum

    Comma before “with”?

    jakeybum, Jan 1, 2018
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    BayView
    Jan 3, 2018
  2. beehoney

    Is it Dennis’ dog or Dennis’s dog?

    beehoney, Jan 14, 2018
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    BayView
    Jan 16, 2018
  3. Mallory

    Trying to describe a growl-like sound in a more disturbing way

    Mallory, Jul 14, 2011
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    Cogito
    Jul 24, 2011
  4. Anthelionryu

    How to write a prolonged yell or scream.

    Anthelionryu, Apr 24, 2013 ... 2 3
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    exweedfarmer
    Dec 14, 2018
  5. Grumps

    Punctuation of multiple paragraph speech

    Grumps, Jul 2, 2008
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    29,745
    Cogito
    Jan 13, 2009
  6. GoodTweetyBird

    Describe the sound one makes when shivering.

    GoodTweetyBird, Aug 21, 2013
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    29,469
    mammamaia
    Aug 21, 2013
  7. madhoca

    Capital letter after dash?

    madhoca, Mar 6, 2012
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    29,160
    Justin Nemo
    Mar 12, 2012
  8. Stammis

    A word for making an evil smile

    Stammis, Apr 15, 2017
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    29,051
    ChickenFreak
    May 15, 2017
  9. Rzero

    Gun shot onomatopoeia

    Rzero, Mar 13, 2020 ... 2
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    29
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    28,114
    Lazaares
    Apr 28, 2020
  10. noodlepower

    Can colors be nouns?

    noodlepower, Sep 22, 2012
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    27,740
    marktx
    Sep 23, 2012
  11. lostinwebspace

    Hyphenations

    lostinwebspace, Apr 1, 2011 ... 2
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    27,131
    mammamaia
    May 2, 2011
  12. babybubbles

    place names - quotation marks or italics?

    babybubbles, Jan 5, 2010
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    mammamaia
    Jan 5, 2010
  13. Haribo Icecream

    Words with lots of Ls and Rs

    Haribo Icecream, Jan 19, 2011
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    25,714
    Haribo Icecream
    Jan 25, 2011
  14. John Locke The Cat

    Singing in dialogue

    John Locke The Cat, Jul 16, 2009
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    25,252
    Cogito
    Jul 18, 2009
  15. dillseed

    Italicizing Board Games

    dillseed, May 16, 2014
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    8
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    24,677
    dillseed
    May 17, 2014
  16. tonten

    comma before "and then"

    tonten, Feb 13, 2010 ... 2
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    24,258
    digitig
    Feb 24, 2011
  17. Link the Writer

    Is it "War" or "war"?

    Link the Writer, Dec 2, 2010
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    24,136
    MetalRenard
    Dec 10, 2010
  18. Donagh

    Use of the word 'namely'

    Donagh, May 18, 2009
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    6
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    24,015
    Donagh
    May 19, 2009
  19. adrenaline7

    Possessive apostrophe and names ending in "s".

    adrenaline7, Sep 24, 2011 ... 2
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    25
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    23,697
    digitig
    Oct 15, 2011
  20. Francis de Aguilar

    Plural of 'I love you'

    Francis de Aguilar, Oct 20, 2016 ... 2
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    22,833
    SethLoki
    Oct 21, 2016
  21. naturemage

    how to avoid using "I" too much in first person

    naturemage, Jan 21, 2015
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    22,463
    theoriginalmonsterman
    Jan 24, 2015
  22. juice37

    How to use multiple questions in one sentence?

    juice37, Feb 4, 2010
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    22,267
    Gannon
    Feb 16, 2010
  23. Keyvee

    How to introduce a flashback

    Keyvee, May 21, 2008
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    5
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    22,040
    captain kate
    May 22, 2008
  24. stubeard

    Evil laughter

    stubeard, Aug 16, 2010
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    22
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    21,870
    Trilby
    Aug 18, 2010
  25. Chip

    sun rise or sunrise

    Chip, Oct 31, 2019
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    8
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    21,840
    Chip
    Nov 1, 2019
  26. goldenmonkey

    Their, There and They're

    goldenmonkey, Feb 24, 2008
    Replies:
    15
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    21,831
    mammamaia
    Mar 12, 2008
  27. cherrya

    How do you describe that feeling you get when you look at someone you like for the 'first time'?

    cherrya, Apr 16, 2017
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    21,043
    KaTrian
    Apr 18, 2017
  28. Masli

    Mr. or Mister?

    Masli, Oct 27, 2010
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    12
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    20,797
    Trilby
    Oct 29, 2010
  29. Alesia

    Good euphemism for nausea?

    Alesia, Sep 12, 2013
    Replies:
    12
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    20,270
    Michael O
    Sep 25, 2013
  30. Tenderiser

    Non-blasphemous, non-expletive exclamations

    Tenderiser, Sep 20, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    92
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    20,233
    Rath Darkblade
    Apr 11, 2024
  31. Sang Hee

    Crying sound?

    Sang Hee, May 16, 2011
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    13
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    20,122
    NikkiNoodle
    May 17, 2011
  32. BayView

    Do officers 're-enlist' in the US military?

    BayView, Dec 6, 2014
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    20,001
    SwampDog
    Dec 11, 2014
  33. Ruth Jacobs

    "Miss" or "miss"

    Ruth Jacobs, Dec 18, 2010
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    7
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    19,878
    mammamaia
    Dec 20, 2010
  34. Sound of Silence

    Training as a plural noun

    Sound of Silence, Jun 4, 2009
    Replies:
    17
    Views:
    19,496
    digitig
    Feb 22, 2010
  35. madhoca

    describing smiles and frowns

    madhoca, Feb 26, 2012
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    19,479
    jazzabel
    Feb 27, 2012
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