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  1. r.ross

    Help with sentence structure.

    r.ross, Oct 18, 2020
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    GribbleGrunger
    Jan 9, 2021
  2. Shannon Davidson

    Describing a goddess

    Shannon Davidson, Jan 6, 2021
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    Shannon Davidson
    Jan 6, 2021
  3. Bakkerbaard

    Double checking Grammarly

    Bakkerbaard, Jan 5, 2021
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    921
    Bakkerbaard
    Jan 5, 2021
  4. Gladiolus83

    Problem with pronoun

    Gladiolus83, Jan 1, 2021
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    873
    Naomasa298
    Jan 1, 2021
  5. Accelerator231

    Words to describe a state?

    Accelerator231, Dec 27, 2020
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    1,237
    Lazaares
    Dec 31, 2020
  6. Oscar Leigh

    Including lore in a story (footnotes and interludes?)

    Oscar Leigh, Nov 29, 2020
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    Malum
    Dec 27, 2020
  7. Myalterego

    Grammar Languages ??

    Myalterego, Dec 3, 2020
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    1,360
    Aldarion
    Dec 26, 2020
  8. alpacinoutd

    writing about joy in a dramatic/humorous fashion

    alpacinoutd, Dec 18, 2020
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    Xoic
    Dec 19, 2020
  9. happyhacker

    Shipside or ship-side

    happyhacker, Nov 27, 2020
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    JLT
    Dec 11, 2020
  10. Bakkerbaard

    Expectantly?

    Bakkerbaard, Nov 29, 2020
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    1,563
    Bakkerbaard
    Dec 5, 2020
  11. mar-iposa

    Character finishing another's sentence

    mar-iposa, Dec 4, 2020
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    Homer Potvin
    Dec 4, 2020
  12. Adam Bolander

    How much should you dumb down your words?

    Adam Bolander, Nov 7, 2020 ... 2
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    3,653
    Catrin Lewis
    Nov 29, 2020
  13. Roxy123

    How to describe a voice?

    Roxy123, Nov 4, 2020
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    3,331
    rick roll rice
    Nov 24, 2020
  14. Stormsong07

    help me find the word please

    Stormsong07, Nov 13, 2020
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    Stormsong07
    Nov 13, 2020
  15. alpacinoutd

    a drunk conversation

    alpacinoutd, Oct 17, 2020
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    JLT
    Nov 5, 2020
  16. alpacinoutd

    writing about differences in time

    alpacinoutd, Oct 23, 2020
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    1,224
    egwriter
    Nov 3, 2020
  17. alpacinoutd

    to be between sleep and wakefulness

    alpacinoutd, Sep 16, 2020
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    2,033
    egwriter
    Nov 3, 2020
  18. Francis de Aguilar

    How are people presenting Text (SMS) conversations?

    Francis de Aguilar, Oct 31, 2020
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    989
    Laurin Kelly
    Oct 31, 2020
  19. Actressread

    How to write better in general?

    Actressread, Oct 17, 2020
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    1,887
    Naomasa298
    Oct 31, 2020
  20. OurJud

    Boxing/boxed-in. Hyphen or not?

    OurJud, Oct 25, 2020
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    1,348
    MusingWordsmith
    Oct 25, 2020
  21. r.ross

    Except vs Except for

    r.ross, Oct 16, 2020 ... 2
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    2,622
    JLT
    Oct 25, 2020
  22. r.ross

    Tense for a blurb

    r.ross, Oct 24, 2020
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    1,085
    marshipan
    Oct 25, 2020
  23. Stammis

    Is 'hearth' used in the right context here?

    Stammis, Oct 22, 2020
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    JLT
    Oct 22, 2020
  24. alpacinoutd

    a place with colorful windows

    alpacinoutd, Oct 17, 2020
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    3,226
    alpacinoutd
    Oct 18, 2020
  25. TheOneWhoTriesTooHard

    How do I make my writing less wordy?

    TheOneWhoTriesTooHard, Aug 29, 2020 ... 2 3
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    4,863
    Rosacrvx
    Oct 18, 2020
  26. OurJud

    Question mark position?

    OurJud, Oct 17, 2020
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    1,009
    Wreybies
    Oct 17, 2020
  27. r.ross

    OK, okay or O.K.

    r.ross, Oct 5, 2020
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    1,632
    r.ross
    Oct 17, 2020
  28. The inquisitive writer

    Should these be separate paragraphs?

    The inquisitive writer, Oct 13, 2020
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    1,177
    r.ross
    Oct 16, 2020
  29. Hunch

    How do you increase specific vocabulary?

    Hunch, Oct 14, 2020
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    6
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    1,240
    Malum
    Oct 16, 2020
  30. alpacinoutd

    a woman wearing mascara and eye shadow

    alpacinoutd, Oct 2, 2020
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    1,837
    Maggie May
    Oct 14, 2020
  31. alpacinoutd

    When a baby is born

    alpacinoutd, Oct 11, 2020
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    2,404
    alpacinoutd
    Oct 13, 2020
  32. montecarlo

    Describe the Sound of...

    montecarlo, Sep 30, 2020
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    1,759
    David K. Thomasson
    Oct 9, 2020
  33. Fazzio349

    Grammar What's the correct ellipsis spacing?

    Fazzio349, Oct 5, 2020
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    1,855
    Kstaraga
    Oct 7, 2020
  34. Lacy

    James' or James's

    Lacy, Oct 3, 2020 ... 2
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    38
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    11,932
    jannert
    Oct 5, 2020
  35. OurJud

    Those pesky paragraphs

    OurJud, Sep 24, 2020
    Replies:
    22
    Views:
    2,269
    deadrats
    Oct 4, 2020
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