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  2. Dan Rhodenizer
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    Italics for thoughts?

    Dan Rhodenizer, Jul 25, 2007 ... 52 53 54
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    Shannon Davidson
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  4. jannert

    Beware modern slang in historical writing

    jannert, Mar 22, 2020 ... 3 4 5
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    Iain Aschendale
    Apr 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
  5. Madman

    Do you capitalize military ranks?

    Madman, Mar 18, 2025 ... 2 3
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    Rath Darkblade
    Apr 19, 2025
  6. Xoic

    Making Etymology Fun

    Xoic, Oct 12, 2022 ... 7 8 9
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    Louanne Learning
    Apr 16, 2025
  7. Hublocker

    How to refer to boat name?

    Hublocker, Dec 6, 2024
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    Nomad416
    Mar 13, 2025
  8. Nomad416

    Spelling Is "leapt" a word?

    Nomad416, Feb 14, 2025
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    JLT
    Mar 5, 2025
  9. Bakkerbaard

    Fluff

    Bakkerbaard, Jan 18, 2025
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    Bakkerbaard
    Feb 16, 2025
  10. Homer Potvin

    Possessive: Woman who bought its/it's email

    Homer Potvin, Dec 19, 2024
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    big soft moose
    Jan 11, 2025
  11. Bakkerbaard

    Mickey Mouse production

    Bakkerbaard, Jan 4, 2025
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    Bakkerbaard
    Jan 6, 2025
  12. Bakkerbaard

    Sons & Dottirs

    Bakkerbaard, Dec 30, 2024
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    Rath Darkblade
    Jan 1, 2025
  13. Seven Crowns

    Can your editing skills correct this writing atrocity?

    Seven Crowns, Dec 17, 2024
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    Rath Darkblade
    Dec 31, 2024
  14. Bakkerbaard

    Relieving guard

    Bakkerbaard, Dec 13, 2024
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    Bakkerbaard
    Dec 18, 2024
  15. Gravy

    Is this a word?

    Gravy, Dec 2, 2024
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    Rzero
    Dec 4, 2024
  16. Thundair

    Some reviews...Tsk Tsk.

    Thundair, Nov 23, 2024
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    Seven Crowns
    Nov 25, 2024
  17. Thundair

    Here there and everywhere

    Thundair, Oct 29, 2024
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    lillythedoll
    Nov 24, 2024
  18. Isabelle Taylor

    Writing Whistling

    Isabelle Taylor, Sep 14, 2024
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    Isabelle Taylor
    Sep 14, 2024
  19. somemorningrain

    Do you enjoy eggcorns?

    somemorningrain, Jan 16, 2021 ... 11 12 13
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    JLT
    Aug 30, 2024
  20. Chaos Inc.

    Can someone "quietly exclaim"?

    Chaos Inc., Jul 23, 2014
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    SocksFox
    Aug 19, 2024
  21. Bakkerbaard

    Another proverb

    Bakkerbaard, Jul 22, 2024
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    Bakkerbaard
    Jul 31, 2024
  22. Phyllis Baker

    Examples of Slang To Avoid

    Phyllis Baker, Apr 18, 2024
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    Catrin Lewis
    Jul 31, 2024
  23. Louanne Learning

    Quoting bible passages in dialogue

    Louanne Learning, May 14, 2024
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    Catrin Lewis
    Jul 31, 2024
  24. Bakkerbaard

    Beta reader suggestions double check

    Bakkerbaard, Mar 11, 2024
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    Bakkerbaard
    Jul 25, 2024
  25. Bakkerbaard

    Look of warning

    Bakkerbaard, Jun 19, 2024
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    Bakkerbaard
    Jun 20, 2024
  26. Ziggy.

    Grammar To Improve One's Prose

    Ziggy., May 24, 2024
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    Ziggy.
    May 24, 2024
  27. Bakkerbaard

    Tunnels And Nieces

    Bakkerbaard, Apr 24, 2024
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    Not the Territory
    Apr 30, 2024
  28. Tenderiser

    Non-blasphemous, non-expletive exclamations

    Tenderiser, Sep 20, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    Rath Darkblade
    Apr 27, 2024
  29. yuriythebest

    Exclamations and commas

    yuriythebest, Mar 18, 2024
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    yuriythebest
    Apr 11, 2024
  30. Louanne Learning

    Do you ever make up words?

    Louanne Learning, Jan 9, 2024
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    Rath Darkblade
    Mar 20, 2024
  31. yuriythebest

    Spelling Do you put dots for dialogue descriptions?

    yuriythebest, Mar 14, 2024
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    yuriythebest
    Mar 15, 2024
  32. trevorD

    Rhetorical Questions

    trevorD, Feb 24, 2024
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    Xoic
    Feb 25, 2024
  33. w. bogart

    long sentences

    w. bogart, Jan 8, 2024 ... 2
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    Mogador
    Feb 23, 2024
  34. Wolfdemonofhell

    Numbers in writing

    Wolfdemonofhell, Aug 18, 2023
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    Robert Menard
    Feb 6, 2024
  35. Bakkerbaard

    Describing mixed heritage

    Bakkerbaard, Jan 9, 2024
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    Bakkerbaard
    Jan 24, 2024
  36. Agile Wit

    Brevity

    Agile Wit, Nov 15, 2023
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    1,103
    Bakkerbaard
    Dec 12, 2023
  37. avio

    fix a sentence

    avio, Nov 25, 2023
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    avio
    Nov 26, 2023
  38. Agile Wit

    Linguistic paradoxes

    Agile Wit, Nov 18, 2023
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    w. bogart
    Nov 19, 2023
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