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  1. SapereAude

    Where/when to use italics

    SapereAude, Nov 7, 2021
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    SapereAude
    Nov 7, 2021
  2. IrgendwieIrgendwo

    Grammar Fundamentals of Grammar and Style

    IrgendwieIrgendwo, Nov 2, 2021
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    IrgendwieIrgendwo
    Nov 3, 2021
  3. SapereAude

    When?

    SapereAude, Oct 29, 2021
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    evild4ve
    Oct 29, 2021
  4. ItzAmber

    What are the most confusing sentences you have heard?

    ItzAmber, Oct 22, 2021
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    1,100
    Bruce Johnson
    Oct 28, 2021
  5. Charles Neal

    Avian Species With Gendered Behavioral Patterns

    Charles Neal, Oct 14, 2021 ... 2
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    Xoic
    Oct 15, 2021
  6. AntPoems

    The History of Punctuation

    AntPoems, Oct 6, 2021
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    1,148
    Xoic
    Oct 11, 2021
  7. N.Scott

    Quick question. Might be idiotic.

    N.Scott, Oct 10, 2021
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    1,207
    SapereAude
    Oct 11, 2021
  8. alpacinoutd

    Grammar What is the name of this grammatical structure?

    alpacinoutd, Sep 26, 2021
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    GrahamLewis
    Sep 29, 2021
  9. SapereAude

    English, why are you so inconsistent?

    SapereAude, Sep 24, 2021
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    1,357
    Catriona Grace
    Sep 25, 2021
  10. Bakkerbaard

    Over or For

    Bakkerbaard, Sep 8, 2021
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    882
    Bakkerbaard
    Sep 23, 2021
  11. alpacinoutd

    a seat on the plane near the engine

    alpacinoutd, Sep 18, 2021
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    big soft moose
    Sep 21, 2021
  12. Opalized

    Opinions on this paragraph?

    Opalized, Sep 18, 2021
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    879
    Xoic
    Sep 18, 2021
  13. Francis de Aguilar

    Is this too passive?

    Francis de Aguilar, Sep 15, 2021
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    Francis de Aguilar
    Sep 17, 2021
  14. Francis de Aguilar

    Too many clauses? Too sticky?

    Francis de Aguilar, Sep 11, 2021
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    Francis de Aguilar
    Sep 14, 2021
  15. BillyxRansom

    a hypothetical thought(?)/writing experiment

    BillyxRansom, Sep 4, 2021
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    1,106
    SapereAude
    Sep 4, 2021
  16. SapereAude

    Noon /midnight / 12:00 a.m. / 12:00 p.m.

    SapereAude, Aug 27, 2021
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    Catriona Grace
    Sep 3, 2021
  17. Francis de Aguilar

    Help with this sentence.

    Francis de Aguilar, Sep 2, 2021
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    Francis de Aguilar
    Sep 3, 2021
  18. alpacinoutd

    the effect of fire on the air

    alpacinoutd, Aug 13, 2021
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    1,713
    KiraAnn
    Sep 2, 2021
  19. B055man

    Lay, lie, laid, lied?

    B055man, Jul 31, 2021
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    1,195
    SapereAude
    Aug 27, 2021
  20. Seven Crowns

    I think I've solved a grammar mystery

    Seven Crowns, Aug 25, 2021
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    Friedrich Kugelschreiber
    Aug 26, 2021
  21. Chromewriter

    Embryo

    Chromewriter, Aug 25, 2021
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    649
    Bruce Johnson
    Aug 25, 2021
  22. Surtsey

    Technically, is first person narration all dialogue?

    Surtsey, Aug 17, 2021
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    1,351
    SapereAude
    Aug 18, 2021
  23. alpacinoutd

    when sun rays appear in a photo

    alpacinoutd, Aug 14, 2021
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    1,168
    Xoic
    Aug 15, 2021
  24. Gravy

    Grammar Bond (ed?) - Verb Help

    Gravy, Aug 2, 2021
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    1,184
    Homer Potvin
    Aug 4, 2021
  25. naruzeldamaster

    Could word association really be used in this way?

    naruzeldamaster, Jul 31, 2021
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    821
    petra4
    Aug 2, 2021
  26. Adam Bolander

    How to spell "Ghoul"?

    Adam Bolander, Jul 24, 2021
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    1,245
    petra4
    Jul 29, 2021
  27. The inquisitive writer

    And I quote

    The inquisitive writer, Jul 27, 2021
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    664
    SapereAude
    Jul 27, 2021
  28. Steerpike

    The right to emit shadows

    Steerpike, Jul 19, 2021
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    1,320
    SapereAude
    Jul 23, 2021
  29. Bakkerbaard

    Ill weeds grow apace

    Bakkerbaard, Jul 11, 2021
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    1,944
    Friedrich Kugelschreiber
    Jul 16, 2021
  30. punkyeleven

    Describing people of color

    punkyeleven, Jun 19, 2021
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    2,306
    Rzero
    Jul 12, 2021
  31. naruzeldamaster

    Comma, Comma, Comma,

    naruzeldamaster, May 8, 2021
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    1,421
    AntPoems
    Jul 12, 2021
  32. lauren .

    help

    lauren ., Jun 27, 2021
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    1,348
    Rzero
    Jul 12, 2021
  33. naruzeldamaster

    Spelling Yokai or Youkai?

    naruzeldamaster, May 29, 2021
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    3,376
    isaac223
    Jul 8, 2021
  34. Accelerator231

    How would you describe the modern world in prose?

    Accelerator231, May 25, 2021
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    1,470
    Luis Thompson
    Jun 23, 2021
  35. ChickenFreak

    Speaking of idioms - Do you walk to school or take your lunch?

    ChickenFreak, Nov 15, 2011 ... 2
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    44,186
    Wm. Cerniuk
    Jun 22, 2021
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