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  1. ps102

    How exactly do you use a semi-colon?

    ps102, May 26, 2023 ... 2
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    deadrats
    Jun 22, 2023
  2. NigellaStory88

    The word 'was' Active or passive

    NigellaStory88, Apr 11, 2018 ... 2
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    Tenderiser
    Apr 13, 2018
  3. Alex R. Encomienda

    Telling vs Showing

    Alex R. Encomienda, Aug 22, 2017 ... 2
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    OurJud
    Aug 28, 2017
  4. Catrin Lewis

    Dirty Words: Adverbs

    Catrin Lewis, Aug 4, 2016 ... 2
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    deadrats
    Aug 6, 2016
  5. UrsaBear

    "A moan escaped my lungs." Ugh. Please help.

    UrsaBear, Jan 9, 2014 ... 2
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    maidahla
    Jan 21, 2014
  6. grange666

    English teacher arguement, adjectives!!!

    grange666, Apr 29, 2013 ... 2
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    LordKyleOfEarth
    May 1, 2013
  7. linchpin

    Any one can give me suggestion on my dissertation? Grammar, structure or any mistake

    linchpin, Oct 31, 2011 ... 2
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    mammamaia
    Nov 9, 2011
  8. Edward G

    Subortinating Conjuctions

    Edward G, Feb 8, 2011 ... 2
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    digitig
    Feb 22, 2011
  9. CaliWriterWV

    Hyphens

    CaliWriterWV, Dec 3, 2009 ... 2
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    Sound of Silence
    Dec 21, 2009
  10. GraceCousins

    First Person: Only for Amateurs?

    GraceCousins, Jun 5, 2011 ... 2
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    wolfi
    Jun 9, 2011
  11. lynn89

    Is writing in first person bad?

    lynn89, Feb 24, 2011 ... 2
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    yuriicide
    Mar 11, 2011
  12. hoodwinked

    Controversial POV - First vs Third Person

    hoodwinked, Jul 30, 2009 ... 2
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    hoodwinked
    Dec 10, 2009
  13. becca

    Novel In First Person

    becca, Aug 18, 2009 ... 2
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    3,366
    CharlieVer
    Aug 25, 2009
  14. BlackBird

    How to write "telepathy"

    BlackBird, Jan 5, 2013 ... 2
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    SapereAude
    Jul 30, 2022
  15. Fallow

    Punctuation Using no end-quote mark on the end of a paragraph means next quotation is the same speaker

    Fallow, Mar 28, 2019 ... 2
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    3,832
    XRD_author
    Apr 1, 2019
  16. Stammis

    Sentence structure

    Stammis, Dec 12, 2015 ... 2
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    Stephen Mooney
    Jan 3, 2016
  17. Jowettc

    Darn that comma,

    Jowettc, Feb 7, 2012 ... 2
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    Skaruts
    Apr 12, 2015
  18. Lewdog

    Spelling Have Certain Words Disappeared?

    Lewdog, Apr 25, 2014 ... 2
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    MLM
    Apr 26, 2014
  19. ohmyrichard

    Help our kids grow into a responsible adult or responsible adults?

    ohmyrichard, Nov 8, 2012 ... 2
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    ohmyrichard
    Jul 11, 2013
  20. GingerCoffee

    He said, he said, he said...blah blah blah.

    GingerCoffee, Apr 27, 2013 ... 2
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    Kendria Perry
    Apr 27, 2013
  21. Owen8

    First Person Present Tense

    Owen8, Nov 24, 2012 ... 2
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    thirdwind
    Dec 3, 2012
  22. MountainBiker

    Two annoying things:

    MountainBiker, Jun 19, 2008 ... 2
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    3,417
    mammamaia
    Jun 28, 2008
  23. Artifacs

    Punctuation How to punctuate "so is"?

    Artifacs, Nov 5, 2018 ... 2
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    PumpkinToast
    Nov 19, 2018
  24. OurJud

    1st Person - YA and beginners only?

    OurJud, Aug 19, 2016 ... 2
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    1,575
    Tenderiser
    Aug 19, 2016
  25. Tesoro

    sentence lenght

    Tesoro, Apr 7, 2012 ... 2
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    2,451
    Oscar Leigh
    Mar 28, 2016
  26. Aprella

    British vs. American English

    Aprella, Jun 12, 2013 ... 2
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    2,842
    mammamaia
    Aug 15, 2013
  27. tonten

    comma before "and then"

    tonten, Feb 13, 2010 ... 2
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    digitig
    Feb 24, 2011
  28. Cinders

    Short vs Long sentences

    Cinders, Jun 18, 2009 ... 2
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    37,281
    nativesodlier
    Jun 24, 2009
  29. Atari

    Words or Phrases that Annoy Me

    Atari, Feb 6, 2009 ... 2
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    3,371
    Atari
    Feb 14, 2009
  30. alpacinoutd

    she is so hot that

    alpacinoutd, Jul 24, 2020 ... 2
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    alpacinoutd
    Jul 26, 2020
  31. blainelamely

    he had, had... (necessary evil?)

    blainelamely, Feb 12, 2018 ... 2
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    big soft moose
    Apr 18, 2018
  32. Justin Rocket 2

    Increasing daily word count

    Justin Rocket 2, Mar 28, 2015 ... 2
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    1,785
    domenic.p
    Mar 29, 2015
  33. jazzabel

    squished off?

    jazzabel, Aug 14, 2013 ... 2
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    2,091
    mammamaia
    Aug 16, 2013
  34. WritingNoob

    The use of dashes.. really confusing for me

    WritingNoob, May 6, 2011 ... 2
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    3,411
    architectus
    Nov 15, 2011
  35. Jhunter

    "Was"

    Jhunter, Sep 23, 2011 ... 2
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    2,090
    Jhunter
    Sep 27, 2011
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