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  1. Kratos

    Thinking

    Kratos, May 21, 2008
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    LibbyAnn
    May 24, 2008
  2. peachalulu

    Is this too telling of a sentence?

    peachalulu, Nov 14, 2012
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    EyezForYou
    Nov 16, 2012
  3. Chad J Sanderson

    Toward or Towards?

    Chad J Sanderson, Sep 28, 2011
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    digitig
    Oct 6, 2011
  4. panic

    How far should you analyze your writing?

    panic, Feb 5, 2019
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    Alan Aspie
    Mar 3, 2019
  5. Stammis

    Too Much Information?

    Stammis, Nov 3, 2016
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    Stammis
    Nov 12, 2016
  6. Slade Lucas

    Said - Too Much?

    Slade Lucas, Apr 21, 2014
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    EllBeEss
    Apr 22, 2014
  7. Roobear

    Speech

    Roobear, May 24, 2013
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    Roobear
    May 29, 2013
  8. marcusl

    Colon misuse?

    marcusl, Nov 28, 2009
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    mammamaia
    Nov 28, 2009
  9. The Knight

    Word classes

    The Knight, Jan 30, 2021
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    The Knight
    Feb 1, 2021
  10. OurJud

    Rules you'll NEVER get the hang of

    OurJud, Jul 20, 2019
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    Homer Potvin
    Jul 24, 2019
  11. Apollypopping

    This sentence is giving me a tension headache

    Apollypopping, Apr 13, 2017
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    socialleper
    Apr 14, 2017
  12. LukasKubicek

    Sentence Construction Help

    LukasKubicek, Jan 22, 2017
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    Wreybies
    Jan 24, 2017
  13. Stammis

    Facial expression

    Stammis, Oct 16, 2015
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    Burnistine
    Nov 7, 2015
  14. manfredjed

    Proper Tense Agreement

    manfredjed, Dec 28, 2012
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    F.E.
    Dec 28, 2012
  15. Marcelo

    The '--'

    Marcelo, Apr 2, 2009
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    lynneandlynn
    Apr 6, 2009
  16. MizukiUkitake

    Grammar Alice's hair

    MizukiUkitake, Dec 14, 2016
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    malaupp
    Dec 15, 2016
  17. U.G. Ridley

    Lying in third-person limited

    U.G. Ridley, Jul 4, 2016
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    Commandante Lemming
    Jul 6, 2016
  18. Mckk

    What's this called?

    Mckk, Feb 1, 2015
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    Triad Editing
    Feb 1, 2015
  19. Loony-Luna22

    Prologe in third person but the story in first.

    Loony-Luna22, Oct 29, 2010
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    Sham
    Nov 1, 2010
  20. libertango

    There is no X, no Y.

    libertango, Apr 1, 2010
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    dazbizkit
    Apr 6, 2010
  21. WiltChamberlain

    Can Someone Spice This Up?

    WiltChamberlain, Sep 1, 2017
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    The Dapper Hooligan
    Sep 8, 2017
  22. staceylouise

    Word count for first opening chapter

    staceylouise, May 19, 2014
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    Blueshift
    Jun 9, 2014
  23. Want2Write

    First person POV; except one scene

    Want2Write, Oct 11, 2011
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    mammamaia
    Oct 13, 2011
  24. Smoke

    Descriptions of language?

    Smoke, Mar 1, 2011
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    1,068
    Mallory
    Mar 2, 2011
  25. mt12

    Should commas be used before and after patient name?

    mt12, Apr 8, 2010
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    Cogito
    Apr 8, 2010
  26. rktho

    Looking for a word that means 'shared land where two races live together'

    rktho, Feb 23, 2017
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    rktho
    Feb 23, 2017
  27. Klezmer Griffon

    Archaic/uncommon verbs in modern writing?

    Klezmer Griffon, Jul 19, 2016
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    theamorset
    Aug 8, 2016
  28. ohmyrichard

    "advance" or "advancement"?

    ohmyrichard, Mar 20, 2013
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    madhoca
    Mar 20, 2013
  29. lameri

    What kind of phrase is this?

    lameri, May 23, 2011
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    1,067
    teacherayala
    May 24, 2011
  30. Melzaar the Almighty

    unknowable

    Melzaar the Almighty, Apr 24, 2011
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    1,067
    Melzaar the Almighty
    Apr 28, 2011
  31. Jacq Despot

    is this change of tense ok?

    Jacq Despot, Jul 15, 2014
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    Jacq Despot
    Jul 15, 2014
  32. mrieder79

    How do you write looks that convey ideas?

    mrieder79, Aug 24, 2013
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    mammamaia
    Aug 24, 2013
  33. lostinwebspace

    Italics: Plays, Semiars, and Board Games

    lostinwebspace, Apr 8, 2013
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    mammamaia
    Apr 11, 2013
  34. Rayo

    MA or M.A.

    Rayo, Mar 14, 2012
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    1,066
    SeverinR
    Mar 28, 2012
  35. Cacian

    coarse language as opposed to refined?

    Cacian, Nov 13, 2011
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    1,066
    Cacian
    Nov 13, 2011
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