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  1. Jade

    Writing about parents in the third person

    Jade, Oct 4, 2008
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    Wreybies
    Oct 7, 2008
  2. Geckofeet

    Negation Use?

    Geckofeet, Aug 27, 2011
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    art
    Sep 2, 2011
  3. Arrow

    how to format Fiction Dialogue?

    Arrow, Mar 9, 2009
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    10,381
    Cheeno
    Mar 15, 2009
  4. AuthoressM

    Unconsciously vs. Subconsciously

    AuthoressM, Jul 18, 2008
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    Masterspeler
    Oct 26, 2015
  5. lameri

    Do you italicize sound words in narrative?

    lameri, May 9, 2011
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    mammamaia
    May 10, 2011
  6. Paula Liebe

    24/7 or twenty-four/seven

    Paula Liebe, Jan 10, 2013
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    mammamaia
    Jan 11, 2013
  7. dillseed

    Punctuation 'No, thanks' vs. 'No thanks'

    dillseed, May 5, 2014
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    10,319
    jannert
    May 5, 2014
  8. Tenderiser

    Words/phrases you want banned

    Tenderiser, Sep 2, 2015 ... 11 12 13
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    Aaron DC
    Sep 16, 2015
  9. Cogito

    Word of the Week Suggestions and Feedback

    Cogito, Jul 29, 2010 ... 2 3 4
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    TLK
    Oct 31, 2013
  10. nile mind

    Have become not have became?

    nile mind, May 1, 2011
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    10,085
    madhoca
    May 1, 2011
  11. tinkerbelle78

    Capitalizing nicknames?

    tinkerbelle78, Aug 2, 2013
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    GingerCoffee
    Aug 7, 2013
  12. alpacinoutd

    words to describe this tree

    alpacinoutd, Apr 21, 2020 ... 2 3
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    alpacinoutd
    Apr 26, 2020
  13. TwistedHelix

    Indirect vs direct thought

    TwistedHelix, Jun 27, 2019 ... 2
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    TwistedHelix
    Jul 14, 2019
  14. Torana

    Smilies and Metaphors

    Torana, Oct 4, 2007
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    9,846
    mammamaia
    Oct 5, 2007
  15. CuppofTeaa

    How can I make my writing sound old-fashioned?

    CuppofTeaa, Mar 22, 2020
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    9,695
    Rzero
    Mar 31, 2020
  16. iambrad

    Grammatical pet peeves

    iambrad, Oct 30, 2010 ... 3 4 5
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    fish1
    Jan 6, 2011
  17. grnidone

    What word do you absolutely HATE

    grnidone, Apr 14, 2009 ... 4 5 6
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    9,530
    BillyxRansom
    Jul 31, 2009
  18. J.D. Ray

    Grammar Italian grammar question (Signor vs. Signore)

    J.D. Ray, Jan 28, 2019
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    9,510
    J.D. Ray
    Jan 28, 2019
  19. Cain

    Intently or intensely

    Cain, Jun 20, 2011
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    9,437
    digitig
    Jun 22, 2011
  20. Echo88

    Feeling sick?

    Echo88, May 3, 2020
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    9,296
    Echo88
    May 4, 2020
  21. bob jones2

    First or Third Person for Romance/Erotica?

    bob jones2, Dec 11, 2015
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    9,265
    BayView
    Dec 13, 2015
  22. D.R. James

    Word Count for Self-Help Book?

    D.R. James, Nov 22, 2008
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    D.R. James
    Nov 24, 2008
  23. lameri

    Restaurant names in italics?

    lameri, Mar 30, 2011
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    9,231
    aimi_aiko
    Apr 13, 2011
  24. Ubrechor

    Insane Laughter

    Ubrechor, Apr 18, 2011
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    9,129
    ompm33
    Apr 20, 2011
  25. dillseed

    terminable offense

    dillseed, May 20, 2014
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    9,107
    dillseed
    May 23, 2014
  26. tristan.n

    1940s British English...Help!

    tristan.n, Nov 5, 2011
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    9,020
    Cacian
    Nov 10, 2011
  27. 2pacalypse

    Word for "hitched"

    2pacalypse, Jun 24, 2017
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    Homer Potvin
    Jun 24, 2017
  28. StoryForest

    Describing a "skeptical look"

    StoryForest, Jul 15, 2019
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    8,901
    StoryForest
    Jul 17, 2019
  29. Lovelina

    What do you call the "top deck of the bunk bed"?

    Lovelina, Jun 2, 2012
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    8,811
    mammamaia
    Jul 10, 2012
  30. naturemage

    Laying around... or lying around?

    naturemage, Dec 14, 2011
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    8,781
    architectus
    Dec 15, 2011
  31. lynn89

    Is writing in first person bad?

    lynn89, Feb 24, 2011 ... 2
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    8,758
    yuriicide
    Mar 11, 2011
  32. Gigantic

    Past & Present Tense In Prologue.

    Gigantic, Sep 1, 2013 ... 2
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    8,708
    Notastatistic
    Oct 7, 2013
  33. lameri

    Capitalize after em dash

    lameri, Dec 19, 2011
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    3
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    8,625
    Raki
    Dec 19, 2011
  34. Ruth Jacobs

    Punctuation in dialogue - colons, semi-colons or something else?

    Ruth Jacobs, Sep 11, 2010
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    8,616
    Ruth Jacobs
    Sep 16, 2010
  35. dillseed

    Punctuation “Thanks” and “Thank you” —Comma or Period After?

    dillseed, May 15, 2014
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    5
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    8,583
    dillseed
    May 16, 2014
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