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  1. architectus

    Why do authors do this?

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

    Type. Not a synonym of kind of.

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

    He did this, then he did that

    marcusl, Oct 25, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 25, 2009
  4. grizzlelee

    Need help with comma placement

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

    Would this be confusing?

    marcusl, Oct 24, 2009
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    evelon
    Oct 25, 2009
  6. marcusl

    When to include 'had'

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

    subject/principle verb

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

    I hate commas

    rachel21321, Oct 21, 2009
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    architectus
    Oct 24, 2009
  9. yournamehere

    italics=thought

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

    Little standing

    HorusEye, Oct 22, 2009
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    HorusEye
    Oct 23, 2009
  11. gitamo

    Dialogue grammer help needed, pretty please!

    gitamo, Oct 20, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 21, 2009
  12. Trakaias

    If not He/She/It then what?

    Trakaias, Oct 19, 2009
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    Cogito
    Oct 21, 2009
  13. HorusEye

    Lost for a word...

    HorusEye, Oct 17, 2009
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    HorusEye
    Oct 19, 2009
  14. Maxtina

    Everyone

    Maxtina, Oct 16, 2009
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    Mister Micawber
    Oct 19, 2009
  15. Kirby

    Spelling?

    Kirby, Oct 17, 2009
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    Kirby
    Oct 19, 2009
  16. LastTrainHome

    Numbers

    LastTrainHome, Oct 16, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 18, 2009
  17. RIPPA MATE

    Descriptive Realism

    RIPPA MATE, Oct 18, 2009
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    RIPPA MATE
    Oct 18, 2009
  18. MiltonClemens

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

    MiltonClemens, Oct 17, 2009
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    arron89
    Oct 18, 2009
  19. marcusl

    Is "however" a conjunction?

    marcusl, Oct 17, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 17, 2009
  20. essential life

    Major difficulty writing in First Person

    essential life, Oct 15, 2009
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    HorusEye
    Oct 17, 2009
  21. ohmyrichard

    Roger!

    ohmyrichard, Oct 15, 2009
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    ohmyrichard
    Oct 17, 2009
  22. Punctuate THIS!

    When do I use italics

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 13, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 16, 2009
  23. minnie.me

    En dash for number spans

    minnie.me, Oct 15, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 16, 2009
  24. OurJud

    Was and Were

    OurJud, Oct 8, 2009
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    Rawne
    Oct 16, 2009
  25. minnie.me

    Semi-colons in lists with brackets

    minnie.me, Oct 15, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 15, 2009
  26. Punctuate THIS!

    A pause between questions

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 12, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 13, 2009
  27. Punctuate THIS!

    Unfinished sentence

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 12, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 13, 2009
  28. Punctuate THIS!

    Addendum to a quote

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 12, 2009
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    Punctuate THIS!
    Oct 13, 2009
  29. Punctuate THIS!

    A point of every word

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 9, 2009
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    1,167
    Unit7
    Oct 12, 2009
  30. marcusl

    Third person limited means to start from inside out

    marcusl, Oct 10, 2009
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    ManhattanMss
    Oct 12, 2009
  31. MiltonClemens

    Which tense???

    MiltonClemens, Oct 11, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 11, 2009
  32. pinelopikappa

    spin (my poor head)

    pinelopikappa, Oct 7, 2009
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    Gannon
    Oct 11, 2009
  33. John Carlo

    spelling out numbers??

    John Carlo, Oct 8, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Oct 10, 2009
  34. Punctuate THIS!

    "wordiness"

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 8, 2009
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    Punctuate THIS!
    Oct 9, 2009
  35. Punctuate THIS!

    Passive voice?

    Punctuate THIS!, Oct 6, 2009
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    1,600
    architectus
    Oct 9, 2009
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