"You don't want to miss the best bit of the day,'' he would say. Personally, I prefer the method above (note the correct).
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Of course. But you're confusing concision with brevity, I think. All great writers have one thing in common: they're great, not perfect. Though I...
None are incorrect. They are different, the former seeming more personal--in the absence absent of context, at least.
Force is a biproduct of concision, though. Saying something as concisely as possible is always a good thing in my book. (That's not to say all...
Easy. Bullies are usually cowards. Not a stretch to picture two of them reluctant to start fighting until he busts one of their noses. If...
If the forum is hidden to non-members, first rights are protected. Since it is, you can post what you want & you'll keep your first pub. rights.
Yes. If you're catering to the lowest common denominator, avoid semi-colons at all costs. While you're at it, stick to simple sentences and words...
This is true, but the chances of the pronunciation being relevant to the story are slim. And if it is relevant, spell it out by all means. Both...
"It was back in 2013," Jon said. The above is correct. Sorry for the ambiguity!
"Well I couldn't do nothing, begging your pardon, Officer, 'cause people wasn't giving any help." That's fine, too. Trying to prove me wrong by...
"I thoroughly enjoyed Chapter Sixteen." "I was born in 1980." "What are you, a thirty-two? Thirty-three? You're pretty slim looking." "How...
What a load of nonsense.
The car was red. That will always be an ungraceful sentence.
Separate names with a comma.