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  1. TDFuhringer

    Prowritingaid says this sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    TDFuhringer, Mar 30, 2022
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    Xoic
    Mar 31, 2022
  2. alpacinoutd

    to walk in a squatting position

    alpacinoutd, Feb 20, 2022 ... 2
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    Shannon Davidson
    Mar 29, 2022
  3. Rad Scribbler

    Writers Chart

    Rad Scribbler, Mar 25, 2022
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    592
    Rad Scribbler
    Mar 25, 2022
  4. AuthoressM

    Bad sentence

    AuthoressM, Jun 28, 2008
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    SapereAude
    Mar 25, 2022
  5. nats-fics

    Can't stop using "which"

    nats-fics, Mar 19, 2022
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    Steve Rivers
    Mar 21, 2022
  6. alpacinoutd

    When there is a logo on a wall

    alpacinoutd, Mar 20, 2022
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    Bruce Johnson
    Mar 20, 2022
  7. Bone2pick

    Consecutive Compound Modifiers

    Bone2pick, Mar 18, 2022
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    792
    Thundair
    Mar 18, 2022
  8. ABeaujolais

    Semicolons

    ABeaujolais, Jan 7, 2022
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    JLT
    Mar 15, 2022
  9. trevorD

    Referring to other books

    trevorD, Feb 28, 2022
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    SapereAude
    Feb 28, 2022
  10. Also

    Punctuation Dialogue Punctuation Redux

    Also, Feb 13, 2022
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    Also
    Feb 13, 2022
  11. Bruce Johnson

    Next of kin or next-of-kin

    Bruce Johnson, Jan 6, 2022
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    Also
    Feb 10, 2022
  12. SapereAude

    Double header

    SapereAude, Feb 2, 2022
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    Also
    Feb 10, 2022
  13. OurJud

    “Pearla”

    OurJud, Jan 31, 2022
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    OurJud
    Feb 1, 2022
  14. Travalgar

    Web tools for your word search, and idioms

    Travalgar, Dec 28, 2021
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    1,440
    Naomasa298
    Jan 27, 2022
  15. CBK

    I really need some advice.

    CBK, Jan 7, 2022
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    1,560
    Thundair
    Jan 9, 2022
  16. Set2Stun

    First Person Narrative - Narrator commentary within another character's speech

    Set2Stun, Dec 30, 2021
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    Xoic
    Dec 30, 2021
  17. Inouez
    Locked

    Grammar compound eye

    Inouez, Dec 15, 2021
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    big soft moose
    Dec 15, 2021
  18. Inouez
    Locked

    Grammar both

    Inouez, Dec 15, 2021
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    910
    Selbbin
    Dec 15, 2021
  19. Inouez
    Locked

    Grammar adding oviparity and insectivore

    Inouez, Dec 15, 2021
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    759
    big soft moose
    Dec 15, 2021
  20. Inouez
    Locked

    Grammar After rumination,

    Inouez, Dec 14, 2021
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    1,249
    Inouez
    Dec 15, 2021
  21. DPena

    Sustainable writing style?

    DPena, Aug 12, 2021 ... 2
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    2,490
    mascudkoray9
    Dec 12, 2021
  22. alpacinoutd

    When there is a quality in voice

    alpacinoutd, Dec 2, 2021
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    Xoic
    Dec 10, 2021
  23. OurJud

    Am for I’m?

    OurJud, Dec 2, 2021 ... 2
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    2,261
    OurJud
    Dec 5, 2021
  24. OurJud

    Neither nor

    OurJud, Nov 13, 2021 ... 2
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    2,372
    Also
    Dec 3, 2021
  25. Travalgar

    Vocabulary "hacks" for the lexically challenged

    Travalgar, Oct 31, 2021
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    2,197
    Night Herald
    Dec 1, 2021
  26. Michael Hill

    Switching between names and pronouns

    Michael Hill, Nov 3, 2021
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    3,893
    ABeaujolais
    Nov 25, 2021
  27. J.T. Woody

    Qanats

    J.T. Woody, Nov 23, 2021
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    Travalgar
    Nov 25, 2021
  28. -NM-

    Is there a word for this laugh?

    -NM-, Mar 2, 2017 ... 2
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    Also
    Nov 23, 2021
  29. OurJud

    What word do I mean?

    OurJud, Nov 22, 2021
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    1,404
    OurJud
    Nov 22, 2021
  30. SethLoki

    A quote in quotation marks within a clause...

    SethLoki, Nov 21, 2021
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    1,439
    SethLoki
    Nov 22, 2021
  31. alpacinoutd

    words for the sounds flame produce

    alpacinoutd, Oct 26, 2021 ... 2
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    15,379
    Chromewriter
    Nov 19, 2021
  32. Garren Kirkwood

    need help w/ describing this

    Garren Kirkwood, Aug 6, 2021
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    1,413
    Also
    Nov 16, 2021
  33. Thomas Larmore

    First Person for Main Character, Third Person for Other Characters

    Thomas Larmore, Oct 21, 2021
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    972
    Trevor Torgerson
    Nov 13, 2021
  34. SapereAude

    Grammar check: Proponent

    SapereAude, Oct 30, 2021
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    2,028
    Also
    Nov 12, 2021
  35. Davi_Alan

    Sonnet - Stressed Syllables - Subjective?

    Davi_Alan, Mar 4, 2011
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    13,166
    Alex Sam
    Nov 8, 2021
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