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  1. Link the Writer

    Grammar Ma/Mama/Momma/Mother. Which one is appropriate?

    Link the Writer, Jun 23, 2014
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    Garball
    Jun 23, 2014
  2. J.D. Ray

    Grammar Italian grammar question (Signor vs. Signore)

    J.D. Ray, Jan 28, 2019
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    J.D. Ray
    Jan 28, 2019
  3. Skibbs

    Grammar 'None were' Vs. 'None Was'

    Skibbs, Dec 17, 2017
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    Seven Crowns
    Dec 18, 2017
  4. Iain Wood

    Grammar Court’s martial :

    Iain Wood, Sep 29, 2015
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    5,135
    Iain Wood
    Nov 2, 2015
  5. dillseed

    Grammar ‘It may be he' vs. 'It may be him'

    dillseed, May 11, 2014
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    mammamaia
    May 11, 2014
  6. dillseed

    Grammar Politics is /are

    dillseed, May 13, 2014
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    4,034
    dillseed
    May 13, 2014
  7. Reilley Turner

    Grammar "purred" meaning?

    Reilley Turner, Jun 8, 2015
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    Reilley Turner
    Jun 8, 2015
  8. Wayjor Frippery

    Grammar Collective noun for desks.

    Wayjor Frippery, Jun 18, 2016
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    Wayjor Frippery
    Jun 23, 2016
  9. Brad Younie

    Grammar Apostrophe use: possessive of plural name

    Brad Younie, Jan 1, 2016
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    3,257
    oTTo
    Jan 1, 2016
  10. Alesia

    Grammar Ain't vs. Isn't

    Alesia, Oct 31, 2013
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    3,238
    digitig
    Nov 2, 2013
  11. Bone2pick

    Grammar Using 'ing' in past tense

    Bone2pick, Oct 29, 2018
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    3,151
    ChickenFreak
    Oct 29, 2018
  12. Reilley Turner

    Grammar "Thug" language help

    Reilley Turner, Jun 6, 2015 ... 2
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    3,087
    ChickenFreak
    Jun 20, 2015
  13. Youngsquire

    Grammar Past Perfect Tense

    Youngsquire, Jan 4, 2015
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    2,893
    lustrousonion
    Jan 6, 2015
  14. MissBadWolf
    Locked

    Grammar Pronoun use for non-binary character

    MissBadWolf, Jan 2, 2020 ... 2 3
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    2,850
    big soft moose
    Jan 23, 2020
  15. Clive Maguire

    Grammar everyone + their + noun

    Clive Maguire, Aug 12, 2014 ... 2
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    2,733
    daemon
    Aug 18, 2014
  16. Alesia

    Grammar Intensely vs. Immensely

    Alesia, Mar 4, 2014
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    2,637
    Bryan Romer
    Mar 23, 2014
  17. barcelonic

    Grammar Should commas come in pairs?

    barcelonic, Nov 17, 2013 ... 2
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    2,502
    mammamaia
    Nov 19, 2013
  18. J.D. Ray

    Grammar Youth or youths?

    J.D. Ray, Mar 4, 2021
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    2,282
    Seven Crowns
    Mar 7, 2021
  19. Abraham First

    Grammar Present Tenses in non-linear narrative. Is it acceptable?

    Abraham First, Jan 9, 2017
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    2,217
    Asphyxiates
    Jan 19, 2017
  20. Thornesque

    Grammar "Not a one?"

    Thornesque, Oct 17, 2013
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    2,109
    digitig
    Nov 2, 2013
  21. SlowToShow

    Grammar Unclear antecedents?

    SlowToShow, Mar 10, 2018
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    2,077
    Spencer1990
    Mar 10, 2018
  22. dillseed

    Grammar Merriam-Webster's Unabridged ... whoever / whomever

    dillseed, May 12, 2014
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    1,917
    dillseed
    May 14, 2014
  23. Smoke Z

    Grammar Confused about point of view

    Smoke Z, Apr 4, 2014
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    1,848
    Smoke Z
    Apr 7, 2014
  24. Dnaiel

    Grammar Construction of single dialog for an unidentified speaker

    Dnaiel, Feb 13, 2017 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    54
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    1,846
    Catrin Lewis
    Feb 16, 2017
  25. Madman

    Grammar Gerund VS Participles and Past Progressive????

    Madman, Aug 1, 2022 ... 2
    Replies:
    36
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    1,804
    Gary Wed
    Aug 3, 2022
  26. KhalieLa

    Grammar The word I need doesn't exist . . . (or, at least I haven't found it yet!)

    KhalieLa, Mar 11, 2016
    Replies:
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    1,791
    JLT
    Mar 16, 2016
  27. Mish

    Grammar Or or Nor?

    Mish, Oct 4, 2019 ... 2
    Replies:
    26
    Views:
    1,790
    Mish
    Oct 7, 2019
  28. minstrel

    Grammar They're kidding, right?

    minstrel, Feb 23, 2014 ... 2
    Replies:
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    1,788
    Alesia
    Feb 25, 2014
  29. Adam Matlow

    Grammar Question in the middle of a sentence

    Adam Matlow, Dec 12, 2016
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    1,724
    Adam Matlow
    Dec 12, 2016
  30. InsaneXade

    Grammar Passive verb usage is like salt?

    InsaneXade, Nov 17, 2022 ... 2
    Replies:
    35
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    1,721
    Seven Crowns
    Feb 15, 2023
  31. Link the Writer

    Grammar What does '--' mean, and how does it differ from '()'?

    Link the Writer, Sep 27, 2015
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    1,688
    PapaGhanda
    Nov 12, 2015
  32. SlowToShow

    Grammar Combing words in APA format?

    SlowToShow, Mar 9, 2018
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    1,686
    Wreybies
    Mar 9, 2018
  33. Thaegrim

    Grammar Which one is correct?

    Thaegrim, Apr 15, 2017
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    1,675
    Thaegrim
    Apr 17, 2017
  34. tomhumf

    Grammar Grammer for thinking in head

    tomhumf, Aug 3, 2017 ... 2
    Replies:
    26
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    1,674
    badgerjelly
    Aug 16, 2017
  35. dillseed

    Grammar Subject-Verb Agreement

    dillseed, May 3, 2014
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    1,628
    dillseed
    May 3, 2014
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