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  1. seije

    verb choice for a sixth sense

    seije, Nov 3, 2009
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    A2theDre
    Nov 5, 2009
  2. essential life

    Something to substitute for "shrug"

    essential life, Nov 3, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Nov 3, 2009
  3. marcusl

    Lay vs laid

    marcusl, Nov 3, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Nov 3, 2009
  4. ohmyrichard

    sentence correction

    ohmyrichard, Nov 2, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Nov 3, 2009
  5. RobT

    How do you think?

    RobT, Nov 2, 2009
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    Rawne
    Nov 3, 2009
  6. Punctuate THIS!

    Shades of the end

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 28, 2009
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    Rawne
    Nov 2, 2009
  7. architectus

    Which is better?

    architectus, Oct 30, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Nov 1, 2009
  8. linchpin

    a comma before the AND

    linchpin, Sep 21, 2009 ... 2
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    architectus
    Oct 31, 2009
  9. architectus

    ambiguity?

    architectus, Oct 25, 2009
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    architectus
    Oct 30, 2009
  10. HorusEye

    Slow speech

    HorusEye, Oct 30, 2009
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    ManhattanMss
    Oct 30, 2009
  11. tonten

    Big versus Large

    tonten, Oct 28, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 29, 2009
  12. MrWrite

    Problem with character name

    MrWrite, Oct 28, 2009
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    Sophronia
    Oct 29, 2009
  13. Sillraaia

    Won't or wont?

    Sillraaia, Oct 24, 2009
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    architectus
    Oct 29, 2009
  14. MrWrite

    Quick question...

    MrWrite, Oct 27, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 29, 2009
  15. rachel21321

    Another Comma Conundrum

    rachel21321, Oct 27, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 29, 2009
  16. Punctuate THIS!

    bust a cap

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 26, 2009
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    810
    mammamaia
    Oct 27, 2009
  17. Syn Opsis

    No-Quotes Style

    Syn Opsis, Oct 26, 2009
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    1,433
    Syn Opsis
    Oct 27, 2009
  18. architectus

    Why do authors do this?

    architectus, Jul 5, 2009 ... 2
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    HorusEye
    Oct 27, 2009
  19. Punctuate THIS!

    Type. Not a synonym of kind of.

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 24, 2009
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    Cogito
    Oct 25, 2009
  20. marcusl

    He did this, then he did that

    marcusl, Oct 25, 2009
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    813
    mammamaia
    Oct 25, 2009
  21. grizzlelee

    Need help with comma placement

    grizzlelee, May 21, 2009 ... 2
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    mammamaia
    Oct 25, 2009
  22. marcusl

    Would this be confusing?

    marcusl, Oct 24, 2009
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    1,091
    evelon
    Oct 25, 2009
  23. marcusl

    When to include 'had'

    marcusl, Oct 24, 2009
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    1,011
    Mister Micawber
    Oct 25, 2009
  24. Punctuate THIS!

    subject/principle verb

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 23, 2009
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    dgraham
    Oct 25, 2009
  25. rachel21321

    I hate commas

    rachel21321, Oct 21, 2009
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    1,728
    architectus
    Oct 24, 2009
  26. yournamehere

    italics=thought

    yournamehere, Oct 9, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 23, 2009
  27. HorusEye

    Little standing

    HorusEye, Oct 22, 2009
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    807
    HorusEye
    Oct 23, 2009
  28. gitamo

    Dialogue grammer help needed, pretty please!

    gitamo, Oct 20, 2009
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    1,290
    mammamaia
    Oct 21, 2009
  29. Trakaias

    If not He/She/It then what?

    Trakaias, Oct 19, 2009
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    1,270
    Cogito
    Oct 21, 2009
  30. HorusEye

    Lost for a word...

    HorusEye, Oct 17, 2009
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    934
    HorusEye
    Oct 19, 2009
  31. Maxtina

    Everyone

    Maxtina, Oct 16, 2009
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    946
    Mister Micawber
    Oct 19, 2009
  32. Kirby

    Spelling?

    Kirby, Oct 17, 2009
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    1,274
    Kirby
    Oct 19, 2009
  33. LastTrainHome

    Numbers

    LastTrainHome, Oct 16, 2009
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    1,138
    mammamaia
    Oct 18, 2009
  34. RIPPA MATE

    Descriptive Realism

    RIPPA MATE, Oct 18, 2009
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    5,006
    RIPPA MATE
    Oct 18, 2009
  35. MiltonClemens

    How do I use the word "metaphor" in a sentence?

    MiltonClemens, Oct 17, 2009
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    4,938
    arron89
    Oct 18, 2009
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