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  2. Dan Rhodenizer
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    Italics for thoughts?

    Dan Rhodenizer, Jul 25, 2007 ... 52 53 54
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    Shannon Davidson
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  4. Bakkerbaard

    Tunnels And Nieces

    Bakkerbaard, Apr 24, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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    Naomasa298
    Apr 25, 2024 at 2:22 AM
  5. Phyllis Baker

    Examples of Slang To Avoid

    Phyllis Baker, Apr 18, 2024
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    Naomasa298
    Apr 19, 2024
  6. Bakkerbaard

    Beta reader suggestions double check

    Bakkerbaard, Mar 11, 2024
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    Orb of Soda
    Mar 13, 2024
  7. yuriythebest

    Spelling Do you put dots for dialogue descriptions?

    yuriythebest, Mar 14, 2024
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    yuriythebest
    Mar 15, 2024
  8. avio

    fix a sentence

    avio, Nov 25, 2023
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    avio
    Nov 26, 2023
  9. Agile Wit

    Linguistic paradoxes

    Agile Wit, Nov 18, 2023
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    w. bogart
    Nov 19, 2023
  10. trevorD

    Rhetorical Questions

    trevorD, Feb 24, 2024
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    Xoic
    Feb 25, 2024
  11. Agile Wit

    Metaphor uber alles

    Agile Wit, Nov 10, 2023
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    Xoic
    Nov 14, 2023
  12. Bakkerbaard

    Hebrew Harold

    Bakkerbaard, Oct 16, 2023
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    Bakkerbaard
    Oct 20, 2023
  13. yuriythebest

    Exclamations and commas

    yuriythebest, Mar 18, 2024
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    yuriythebest
    Apr 11, 2024
  14. trevorD

    Referring to other books

    trevorD, Feb 28, 2022
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    SapereAude
    Feb 28, 2022
  15. christopherstan

    Grammar Paraphrase in RAP

    christopherstan, Dec 23, 2022
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    christopherstan
    Dec 24, 2022
  16. Rad Scribbler

    Writers Chart

    Rad Scribbler, Mar 25, 2022
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    Rad Scribbler
    Mar 25, 2022
  17. Louanne Learning

    Spelling out numbers

    Louanne Learning, Dec 11, 2022
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    Louanne Learning
    Dec 11, 2022
  18. Randall Robinson

    Verb-ing modifier nightmare

    Randall Robinson, Oct 7, 2023
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    Homer Potvin
    Oct 13, 2023
  19. evild4ve

    Word for Russian lying-game

    evild4ve, Aug 4, 2022
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    evild4ve
    Aug 5, 2022
  20. OurJud

    It may be maybe

    OurJud, Apr 21, 2022
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    SapereAude
    Apr 24, 2022
  21. The inquisitive writer

    And I quote

    The inquisitive writer, Jul 27, 2021
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    SapereAude
    Jul 27, 2021
  22. Steve_Cee

    Referencing single letters and specific words.

    Steve_Cee, Mar 15, 2023
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    KiraAnn
    Mar 16, 2023
  23. Noprefix00

    Subject/object (quick question)

    Noprefix00, Sep 30, 2016
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    SethLoki
    Sep 30, 2016
  24. naruzeldamaster

    How do Rhymes like this work?

    naruzeldamaster, Apr 9, 2022
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    GeoffFromBykerGrove
    Apr 10, 2022
  25. Scot

    Colloquialisms

    Scot, Aug 15, 2016
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    Shadowfax
    Aug 15, 2016
  26. Chromewriter

    Embryo

    Chromewriter, Aug 25, 2021
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    Bruce Johnson
    Aug 25, 2021
  27. victo

    not/nor...?

    victo, Jul 1, 2015
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    victo
    Jul 1, 2015
  28. SethG

    Comma Placement with Introductory Quote in BrE

    SethG, Jun 24, 2016
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    SethG
    Jun 24, 2016
  29. J.T. Woody

    Help with terms/classifications

    J.T. Woody, May 18, 2020
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    Friedrich Kugelschreiber
    May 18, 2020
  30. victo

    predicative positions

    victo, Jun 30, 2015
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    victo
    Jun 30, 2015
  31. evild4ve

    You've me to thank

    evild4ve, Jul 11, 2023
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    KiraAnn
    Jul 17, 2023
  32. idkthisismee

    Is "improving the quality of education" redundant?

    idkthisismee, Feb 7, 2017
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    thirdwind
    Feb 7, 2017
  33. Bakkerbaard

    Virtue and necessity

    Bakkerbaard, Jun 22, 2023
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    KiraAnn
    Jun 23, 2023
  34. alpacinoutd

    A specific name for the type of dress she's wearing?

    alpacinoutd, Apr 12, 2023
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    petra4
    Apr 20, 2023
  35. Embrace the Rat

    Active and Passive

    Embrace the Rat, Feb 7, 2017
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    Lew
    Feb 7, 2017
  36. mrieder79

    Slaughterhouse colon: more fun punctuation questions

    mrieder79, Feb 19, 2017
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    ChickenFreak
    Feb 19, 2017
  37. namin010

    Filter words

    namin010, Jun 28, 2016
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    BayView
    Jun 28, 2016
  38. alpacinoutd

    When there is a logo on a wall

    alpacinoutd, Mar 20, 2022
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    Bruce Johnson
    Mar 20, 2022
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