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velvetpie
on Sep 12, 2017
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Punctuation marks tell the reader certain things about the sentence. They can ask a question, they can contain a list of items or they can separate thoughts. Punctuation marks that are commonly used in the English language are the period ., the comma ,, the question mark ?, the exclamation point !, the colon :, the semi-colon ;, the hyphen - , the dash –, th...
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velvetpie
on Sep 15, 2017
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Errors occur every day in the manner in which words are used. Let's talk about some of the most common.
WAIST / WASTE
I've seen this so many times that it's not funny and decided to put this in after a fan of mine requested it (thanks, kb6nqw!). It's an easy mistake to make and even easier to correct.
WAIST is a noun and describes the area around the mids...
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by
velvetpie
on Sep 15, 2017
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Errors occur every day in the manner in which words are used. Let's talk about some of the most common.
MEDDLE / METTLE
MEDDLE is a verb and generally means to mess with. I don't want him to meddle with me or He likes to meddle with all the girls are two examples of how to use this word properly.
The word, METTLE, is a noun that I haven't seen used that o...
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Angel Love
on Sep 14, 2017
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As a volunteer editor in the Literotica Editor's Program, one of my biggest pet peeves is the consistent misuse of the word then for the word than by many writers. There is a BIG difference my friends! Does anyone else's skin crawl when they see a sentence like this . . . His cock was bigger then most . . . or even this . . . We can talk it over than decide...
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velvetpie
on Aug 31, 2017
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Errors occur every day in the manner in which words are used. Let's talk about some of the most common.
COUNCIL / COUNSEL
The word, COUNCIL, is a noun and means a group of people that pass laws, ordinances or other laws or standards. She had to go before the council for them to pass judgment on her or The council will take up the wetlands provisions next w...
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sr71plt
on Sep 16, 2017
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A story is meant to be a partnership of shared understanding and appreciation between the author and reader, not an author's "just try to understand what I've written" game (well, for most of us). The dictionary is an aid to writers (and readers) in making this happen, and there is a way to "read" the dictionary to take much of the burden of "what is right a...
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DZiegler
on Dec 2, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Administrative Assistant (Pt. III) - Altered Behavior
With a coffee in one hand and a messenger bag slung over the opposite shoulder I pushed through my company's large tempered glass entrance door. I wiped at my eyes, pawing at the grogginess that refused to lift.
I turned the familiar sharp corner to the office and the fog in my brain instantly cleared....
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kingdomhun
on Jun 11, 2019
Science Fiction
"Attention. All qualified personnel for cryostasis chamber management, proceed to Loading Bay 7 for shipment."
It was Year 4XXX, and Jay was a bored technician waiting on the clearance working on Port ASS. As funny as it had been to him, the way it was named, the joke got stale after the past three months he had been here. This was a research facil...
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sr71plt
on Sep 16, 2017
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You've written this really nifty and/or hot story that you want to see posted on the Literotica story site but you're fairly new to this, and you haven't been able to get anyone on Literotica to read it and give advice on making it the best story on the site. What do you do?
First, it doesn't have to be the best written or polished story on the site. Reader...
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velvetpie
on Sep 17, 2017
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PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun and there are eight types: personal, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, reflexive, intensive, reciprocal and indefinite.
Personal pronouns refer to people or things. Examples are I, she, he, their and ours. They are going to the opera. Her hair color is horrible.
A relative pronoun is usuall...
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