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  1. RyanM

    Is currency capitalized?

    RyanM, Apr 7, 2009
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    Kursal
    Apr 7, 2009
  2. Steerpike

    Word to describe movement

    Steerpike, Apr 16, 2016
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    13,250
    Oscar Leigh
    Apr 18, 2016
  3. Seroci

    Using bad grammar intentionally?

    Seroci, Jul 22, 2010 ... 2
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    13,226
    Purple Rain
    Aug 4, 2010
  4. vanilla16

    Are you supposed to capitalize "sun"?

    vanilla16, May 4, 2012
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    13,027
    Darin Peaker
    Jul 9, 2012
  5. sashas

    How to write accents?

    sashas, May 26, 2007
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    13,006
    Daniel
    Jun 8, 2007
  6. Taylor3

    How do you write the time in fiction?

    Taylor3, Nov 30, 2010
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    12,765
    Whyte.rhose
    Dec 5, 2010
  7. cutecat22

    z' or z's or zes ...

    cutecat22, Jul 13, 2014
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    12,654
    thirdwind
    Jul 13, 2014
  8. Hannah0kh

    Asking Multiple question in one sentence

    Hannah0kh, Feb 19, 2010
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    12,644
    mammamaia
    Feb 19, 2010
  9. elfdragonlord

    Alternative names for Pegasus

    elfdragonlord, Oct 6, 2007
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    Funny Bunny
    Oct 8, 2007
  10. Indarican

    Character talking to himself? But How?

    Indarican, Apr 9, 2016 ... 2
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    12,295
    Elven Candy
    Apr 11, 2016
  11. mammamaia

    Writing Basics Reference Sites

    mammamaia, Apr 18, 2009
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    12,245
    Cogito
    Apr 19, 2009
  12. wolfi

    "Describe the tree for me"

    wolfi, Jun 19, 2011
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    12,218
    JimFlagg
    Jun 19, 2011
  13. mashers

    How to describe somebody saying "ugh" in annoyance

    mashers, Jul 20, 2017
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    12,132
    Cave Troll
    Jul 20, 2017
  14. dillseed

    Punctuation Commas needed after 'etc.,' 'and so on,' & 'and so forth'?

    dillseed, May 5, 2014
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    12,090
    dillseed
    May 7, 2014
  15. MCWilliams

    Capitalization of Fantasy Races

    MCWilliams, Feb 24, 2009
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    12,041
    HeinleinFan
    Mar 11, 2009
  16. Humour Whiffet

    Em dash replacing quotation marks

    Humour Whiffet, Jun 12, 2010 ... 2
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    11,939
    jannert
    Jul 17, 2018
  17. Ralderable

    Descriptiveness and flowery language in stories

    Ralderable, Nov 11, 2012 ... 2
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    11,819
    mammamaia
    Nov 30, 2012
  18. JillOfHearts

    Capital letters for names like dad, mother sister etc.

    JillOfHearts, Dec 13, 2011
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    11,795
    mammamaia
    Dec 15, 2011
  19. Davi_Alan

    Sonnet - Stressed Syllables - Subjective?

    Davi_Alan, Mar 4, 2011
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    11,778
    Alex Sam
    Nov 8, 2021
  20. TyrannusRex

    Word meaning "without permission"?

    TyrannusRex, May 27, 2016
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    11,760
    TyrannusRex
    May 29, 2016
  21. alpacinoutd

    a woman looking into the mirror

    alpacinoutd, Aug 8, 2020
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    11,732
    Friedrich Kugelschreiber
    Aug 14, 2020
  22. lucyvp

    Need help on how to write a particular sound

    lucyvp, Mar 1, 2010
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    11,610
    Unit7
    Mar 2, 2010
  23. cdaniel

    Captions for Paintings

    cdaniel, Nov 17, 2009
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    11,591
    mammamaia
    Nov 19, 2009
  24. RoFreRa

    Hyphen for "different size"

    RoFreRa, Jul 26, 2011
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    11,421
    lostinwebspace
    Jul 28, 2011
  25. madhoca

    punctuation for story in a story

    madhoca, Mar 16, 2009
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    11,398
    mammamaia
    Mar 17, 2009
  26. mbinks89

    Chalk it up or Chock it up

    mbinks89, May 13, 2013
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    11,307
    mammamaia
    May 15, 2013
  27. Ferb

    How do you improve your diction?

    Ferb, Jul 29, 2009
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    11,288
    architectus
    Jul 31, 2009
  28. Kirby Tails

    Some Unique Verbs to Use?

    Kirby Tails, Oct 5, 2008
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    11,227
    Chickidy
    Oct 5, 2008
  29. Pixiebells

    Why "said" should remain dead.

    Pixiebells, Aug 15, 2015 ... 7 8 9
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    10,854
    R.P. Kraul
    Nov 28, 2015
  30. Elven Candy

    Bony vs. Boney; which one is correct?

    Elven Candy, Apr 12, 2019
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    10,844
    jannert
    Apr 26, 2019
  31. Taylor3

    writing the quote marks in long monologues

    Taylor3, Nov 30, 2010
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    10,804
    mammamaia
    Dec 2, 2010
  32. Elven Candy

    Is there a word for exhaled sharply? Like a silent snort.

    Elven Candy, Aug 8, 2016
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    10,768
    Cave Troll
    Aug 9, 2016
  33. OurJud

    'Tomorrow' Vs 'The following day'

    OurJud, Sep 17, 2016
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    10,739
    OurJud
    Sep 18, 2016
  34. Sentry1157

    Dreams - Italicize or Not

    Sentry1157, Dec 24, 2010
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    10,555
    popsicledeath
    Dec 25, 2010
  35. zethren

    Tips for 1st person writing?

    zethren, Apr 10, 2009 ... 2 3
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    10,533
    DvnMrtn
    Apr 16, 2009
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