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  1. J.D. Ray

    Punctuation Plural possessive for plurals that don’t end in ‘s’

    J.D. Ray, Feb 8, 2021
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    B.E. Nugent
    Feb 10, 2021
  2. atikovi

    Bear or bare when posting directions?

    atikovi, Jan 28, 2021
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    Bruce Johnson
    Feb 4, 2021
  3. alittlehumbugcalledShe

    Is there a way of describing a door opening that isn't mind-numbingly boring?

    alittlehumbugcalledShe, Feb 3, 2021
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    alittlehumbugcalledShe
    Feb 3, 2021
  4. The Knight

    Word classes

    The Knight, Jan 30, 2021
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    1,071
    The Knight
    Feb 1, 2021
  5. Jane9595

    Hyphenated words in titles?

    Jane9595, Jan 27, 2021
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    1,635
    Homer Potvin
    Jan 31, 2021
  6. atikovi

    Anymore or any more?

    atikovi, Jan 28, 2021
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    1,038
    Selbbin
    Jan 31, 2021
  7. JayAdams

    Is there any good word for this?

    JayAdams, Jan 26, 2021
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    1,349
    Seven Crowns
    Jan 30, 2021
  8. somemorningrain

    Do you know any contronyms?

    somemorningrain, Jan 27, 2021
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    997
    Naomasa298
    Jan 28, 2021
  9. Oberlin

    A question about tenses

    Oberlin, Jan 17, 2021
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    850
    js8857934
    Jan 27, 2021
  10. Cloudymoon

    Laid, layed or lay?

    Cloudymoon, Jan 5, 2021
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    1,206
    SapereAude
    Jan 22, 2021
  11. fatdode

    Can't find the right word...

    fatdode, Nov 23, 2020
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    1,186
    GraceLikePain
    Jan 12, 2021
  12. Stammis

    Help me find the word

    Stammis, Nov 17, 2020
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    1,217
    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 11, 2021
  13. alpacinoutd

    What is the word for this kind of clothes?

    alpacinoutd, Nov 29, 2020
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    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 11, 2021
  14. Accelerator231

    How do you make cool names?

    Accelerator231, Jan 4, 2021
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    1,048
    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 10, 2021
  15. alpacinoutd

    he finds the sound of her laughter pleasant

    alpacinoutd, Jan 8, 2021
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    941
    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 10, 2021
  16. alpacinoutd

    Ways to avoid repeating said

    alpacinoutd, Nov 17, 2020 ... 2 3 4
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    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 10, 2021
  17. alpacinoutd

    cancer had made her smile faint

    alpacinoutd, Nov 11, 2020
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    1,601
    Xoic
    Jan 9, 2021
  18. r.ross

    Help with sentence structure.

    r.ross, Oct 18, 2020
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    1,268
    GribbleGrunger
    Jan 9, 2021
  19. Shannon Davidson

    Describing a goddess

    Shannon Davidson, Jan 6, 2021
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    3,189
    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 6, 2021
  20. Bakkerbaard

    Double checking Grammarly

    Bakkerbaard, Jan 5, 2021
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    726
    Bakkerbaard
    Jan 5, 2021
  21. Gladiolus83

    Problem with pronoun

    Gladiolus83, Jan 1, 2021
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    671
    Naomasa298
    Jan 1, 2021
  22. Accelerator231

    Words to describe a state?

    Accelerator231, Dec 27, 2020
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    940
    Lazaares
    Dec 31, 2020
  23. Oscar Leigh

    Including lore in a story (footnotes and interludes?)

    Oscar Leigh, Nov 29, 2020
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    1,078
    Malum
    Dec 27, 2020
  24. Myalterego

    Grammar Languages ??

    Myalterego, Dec 3, 2020
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    1,178
    Aldarion
    Dec 26, 2020
  25. alpacinoutd

    writing about joy in a dramatic/humorous fashion

    alpacinoutd, Dec 18, 2020
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    850
    Xoic
    Dec 19, 2020
  26. happyhacker

    Shipside or ship-side

    happyhacker, Nov 27, 2020
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    1,201
    JLT
    Dec 11, 2020
  27. Bakkerbaard

    Expectantly?

    Bakkerbaard, Nov 29, 2020
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    1,369
    Bakkerbaard
    Dec 5, 2020
  28. mar-iposa

    Character finishing another's sentence

    mar-iposa, Dec 4, 2020
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    1,835
    Homer Potvin
    Dec 4, 2020
  29. Adam Bolander

    How much should you dumb down your words?

    Adam Bolander, Nov 7, 2020 ... 2
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    Views:
    2,722
    Catrin Lewis
    Nov 29, 2020
  30. Roxy123

    How to describe a voice?

    Roxy123, Nov 4, 2020
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    2,852
    rick roll rice
    Nov 24, 2020
  31. Stormsong07

    help me find the word please

    Stormsong07, Nov 13, 2020
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    4
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    876
    Stormsong07
    Nov 13, 2020
  32. alpacinoutd

    a drunk conversation

    alpacinoutd, Oct 17, 2020
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    22
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    2,234
    JLT
    Nov 5, 2020
  33. alpacinoutd

    writing about differences in time

    alpacinoutd, Oct 23, 2020
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    986
    egwriter
    Nov 3, 2020
  34. alpacinoutd

    to be between sleep and wakefulness

    alpacinoutd, Sep 16, 2020
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    1,699
    egwriter
    Nov 3, 2020
  35. Francis de Aguilar

    How are people presenting Text (SMS) conversations?

    Francis de Aguilar, Oct 31, 2020
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    785
    Laurin Kelly
    Oct 31, 2020
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