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  1. zaffy

    Grammar highlighting versus me.

    zaffy, Apr 29, 2010 ... 2
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    CharlieVer
    May 4, 2010
  2. tcol4417

    New lines for new lines

    tcol4417, Apr 27, 2010
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    Cogito
    May 3, 2010
  3. JennieDoomsday

    Dailog words to replace "said" - huge list!

    JennieDoomsday, Apr 22, 2010 ... 2
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    RedRaven
    May 1, 2010
  4. WritingNoob

    How to use lists properly?

    WritingNoob, Apr 29, 2010
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    1,233
    Fedora
    Apr 30, 2010
  5. zaffy

    a contribution - in contribution

    zaffy, Apr 28, 2010
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    mammamaia
    Apr 30, 2010
  6. Sokay

    How to present action in first-person narrative

    Sokay, Apr 27, 2010
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    digitig
    Apr 28, 2010
  7. ohmyrichard

    It was said that or it is said?

    ohmyrichard, Apr 21, 2010 ... 2
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    CharlieVer
    Apr 27, 2010
  8. CelesteMwilson

    Is grammar that important?

    CelesteMwilson, Apr 26, 2010
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    CelesteMwilson
    Apr 27, 2010
  9. James_Heyward

    is this sentence correct?

    James_Heyward, Apr 25, 2010
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    mammamaia
    Apr 27, 2010
  10. MJ Preston

    The flashback

    MJ Preston, Apr 25, 2010
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    MJ Preston
    Apr 27, 2010
  11. RosyIvory

    Should I use a comma or an exclamation point

    RosyIvory, Apr 26, 2010
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    mammamaia
    Apr 27, 2010
  12. MJ Preston

    Dialogue placement

    MJ Preston, Apr 25, 2010
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    MJ Preston
    Apr 26, 2010
  13. marcusl

    A first person question

    marcusl, Nov 7, 2009 ... 2
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    mammamaia
    Apr 21, 2010
  14. WritingGuru

    What book do you find more interesting: written in active or passive voice?

    WritingGuru, Mar 10, 2010
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    2,370
    JTheGreat
    Apr 21, 2010
  15. Patriot6

    Frustrations with 1st Person

    Patriot6, Apr 12, 2010
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    1,398
    KP Williams
    Apr 17, 2010
  16. Raynimator

    Sentence structure when dealing with dialogue.

    Raynimator, Apr 15, 2010
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    Raynimator
    Apr 17, 2010
  17. Songbird21

    Separating "hand written" letters from normal text

    Songbird21, Apr 14, 2010
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    930
    Songbird21
    Apr 14, 2010
  18. Treez77

    Bad Habit

    Treez77, Mar 15, 2010
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    2,229
    lowdown
    Apr 14, 2010
  19. jess046

    2nd person writing

    jess046, Apr 8, 2010
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    2,127
    jess046
    Apr 12, 2010
  20. Brian

    Capitalization of Century and Room

    Brian, Apr 11, 2010
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    4,395
    sidtvicious
    Apr 11, 2010
  21. Midnight_Adventurer

    Enunciation in dialouge

    Midnight_Adventurer, Apr 5, 2010
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    1,290
    Midnight_Adventurer
    Apr 9, 2010
  22. mt12

    Should commas be used before and after patient name?

    mt12, Apr 8, 2010
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    1,193
    Cogito
    Apr 8, 2010
  23. Paki-Writing

    a question in a statement

    Paki-Writing, Apr 6, 2010
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    995
    squeakystrings
    Apr 8, 2010
  24. libertango

    There is no X, no Y.

    libertango, Apr 1, 2010
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    1,215
    dazbizkit
    Apr 6, 2010
  25. Mad Klown

    To 1st Person or 3rd Person

    Mad Klown, Apr 4, 2010
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    1,505
    mammamaia
    Apr 5, 2010
  26. Dr. Manhattan

    Elegant writing versus overwriting

    Dr. Manhattan, Mar 26, 2010
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    1,800
    tcol4417
    Apr 3, 2010
  27. 68000k

    Could someone give me some tips on "show, don't tell"?

    68000k, Apr 2, 2010
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    1,273
    MsMyth71
    Apr 3, 2010
  28. jpaulsnow

    Tab-o-rama!

    jpaulsnow, Apr 2, 2010
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    983
    digitig
    Apr 2, 2010
  29. Forgetmenot77

    Are these sentences correct?

    Forgetmenot77, Mar 29, 2010
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    914
    mammamaia
    Mar 31, 2010
  30. Deleted member 16686

    Captilise rank and titles?

    Deleted member 16686, Mar 29, 2010
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    1,221
    mammamaia
    Mar 31, 2010
  31. ohmyrichard

    a method to do something?

    ohmyrichard, Mar 23, 2010
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    2,737
    Barry G
    Mar 29, 2010
  32. zaffy

    I or Me

    zaffy, Mar 20, 2010
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    1,881
    digitig
    Mar 29, 2010
  33. biomajorette

    Dialogue

    biomajorette, Mar 25, 2010
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    1,353
    afinemess
    Mar 29, 2010
  34. Centurion

    Need help with my tenses.

    Centurion, Mar 19, 2010
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    1,204
    jettica
    Mar 25, 2010
  35. da_ardvark

    Effect VS Affect

    da_ardvark, Mar 11, 2010
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    11
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    1,544
    writewizard
    Mar 21, 2010
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