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  1. MissRis

    Toward or towards?

    MissRis, May 12, 2012
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    digitig
    May 21, 2012
  2. vanilla16

    How are u supposed to use two-em dashes and three-em dashes?

    vanilla16, May 5, 2012
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    digitig
    May 21, 2012
  3. WDearborn

    The phrase "Luck shone through"

    WDearborn, May 20, 2012
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    1,046
    Trilby
    May 20, 2012
  4. jo spumoni

    How do I write a good--or even just a decent--poem?

    jo spumoni, May 18, 2012
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    mammamaia
    May 19, 2012
  5. Hero-Jean629

    Came or Comes?

    Hero-Jean629, May 15, 2012
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    1,192
    VM80
    May 18, 2012
  6. shaylyn

    !

    shaylyn, May 9, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Bluesman
    May 18, 2012
  7. indy5live

    Too many beats?

    indy5live, May 17, 2012
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    1,437
    Gnarly
    May 17, 2012
  8. vanilla16

    Does the em dash have to go inside or outside the quotation marks? :)

    vanilla16, May 14, 2012
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    madhoca
    May 15, 2012
  9. Word Dancer

    Lie (down)

    Word Dancer, May 10, 2012
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    1,319
    Word Dancer
    May 10, 2012
  10. NobleRoranicus

    This or that?

    NobleRoranicus, May 10, 2012
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    NobleRoranicus
    May 10, 2012
  11. Mike Cornelison

    About to say, seemed to say and then words finally spoken

    Mike Cornelison, May 4, 2012
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    1,235
    mammamaia
    May 9, 2012
  12. Mike Cornelison

    The difference between paragraphs in printed books and paragraphs online

    Mike Cornelison, Apr 28, 2012
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    mammamaia
    May 9, 2012
  13. Rumwriter

    Crew

    Rumwriter, May 5, 2012
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    mammamaia
    May 9, 2012
  14. Rumwriter

    Conceit vs Allegory

    Rumwriter, May 6, 2012
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    6,067
    CrimsonReaper
    May 7, 2012
  15. MissRis

    To oxford comma or to not?

    MissRis, Apr 21, 2012
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    mammamaia
    May 4, 2012
  16. WriterDude

    When do we use " and when do we use '?

    WriterDude, Apr 26, 2012
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    1,730
    aimeekath
    May 4, 2012
  17. Kael

    Flowery writing?

    Kael, May 2, 2012
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    17,526
    vashogun
    May 3, 2012
  18. MatrixGravity

    Words to describe somebody who is always serious?

    MatrixGravity, Apr 9, 2012
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    44,261
    aimeekath
    May 3, 2012
  19. JHockey

    Basic Punctuation

    JHockey, Apr 15, 2012 ... 2
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    3,031
    aimeekath
    May 3, 2012
  20. eroche

    Do i need a comma here?

    eroche, Apr 18, 2012
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    2,027
    mammamaia
    May 3, 2012
  21. zand2k

    Question about question mark, colon and Ellipsis

    zand2k, May 2, 2012
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    1,402
    digitig
    May 2, 2012
  22. polomouth

    Symbols and apostrophes

    polomouth, Apr 29, 2012
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    8,214
    mammamaia
    May 2, 2012
  23. Mark_Archibald

    Sentence Length

    Mark_Archibald, May 1, 2012
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    1,026
    Mark_Archibald
    May 2, 2012
  24. DaVinci

    How do you establish flow?

    DaVinci, Apr 30, 2012
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    996
    Cogito
    Apr 30, 2012
  25. marcuslam

    Starting sentences with but

    marcuslam, Mar 31, 2012 ... 2
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    1,952
    Cogito
    Apr 30, 2012
  26. Mike Cornelison

    Quotation question

    Mike Cornelison, Apr 28, 2012
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    732
    Mike Cornelison
    Apr 28, 2012
  27. ShortBus

    Is this right?

    ShortBus, Apr 26, 2012
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    1,240
    ChickenFreak
    Apr 26, 2012
  28. MaybeSomeday

    Too many "buts"...

    MaybeSomeday, Apr 15, 2012
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    5,663
    tbradt
    Apr 26, 2012
  29. kingzilla

    Breaking the fourth wall

    kingzilla, Apr 17, 2012
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    2,362
    digitig
    Apr 25, 2012
  30. simplyrachel

    when to write who as opposed to whom?

    simplyrachel, Apr 24, 2012
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    1,056
    simplyrachel
    Apr 24, 2012
  31. Rumwriter

    Showing vs Telling: When to break a rule

    Rumwriter, Apr 16, 2012 ... 2
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    1,800
    Rickswan
    Apr 24, 2012
  32. MissRis

    Semi-Colons

    MissRis, Apr 21, 2012
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    10
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    1,157
    ChickenFreak
    Apr 22, 2012
  33. Rebel Yellow

    English? Can you speak it?

    Rebel Yellow, Apr 20, 2012
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    1,168
    digitig
    Apr 22, 2012
  34. AMJ

    Less profane than "f##k off" but stronger than "go away"

    AMJ, Apr 17, 2012 ... 2
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    31
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    1,801
    Jenny Masters
    Apr 22, 2012
  35. Tesoro

    Do you ever consciously break the POV-rules?

    Tesoro, Apr 21, 2012
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    Views:
    1,298
    funkybassmannick
    Apr 21, 2012
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